For so long a time, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has essentially evaded COVID-19 while touring the country to promote the importance of vaccination. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo curtesy of Malacanang) That ended Sunday, May 22, when Galvez tested positive for the virus, the first time...
A children's organization said that addressing learning gaps among Filipino learners and ensuring their safe return to school should be among the top priorities of the incoming administration. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Following the 2022 elections, Save the Children Philippines...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is no available test yet to diagnose “long- Covid.” The World Health Organization (WHO) defined long-Covid or post Covid-19 condition as a “constellation of long-term symptoms that some people experience after they have had Covid-19.” “To...
Three members of K-pop girl group TWICE have tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in South Korea from their concert tour in the US. TWICE held their TWICE 4th World Tour III in Los Angeles on May 14 and 15 at the Banc of California Stadium. (From left) TWICE's Nayeon, Momo and Tzuyu tested...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia will start offering a fifth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to priority groups from June 9 onwards, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Friday. The priority groups include leaders of the government, the senate, the parliament, frontline health workers, government...
SEOUL, South Korea -- US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever". Biden, who is in Seoul on his first trip to Asia...
President Duterte’s key economic adviser has this to say to presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: Support and protect micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to create more jobs for Filipinos. Presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey...
Covid-19 infection and vaccine have "no link" to the current mysterious hepatitis outbreak in foreign countries. (Courtesy of UP) “None of the children has received the Covid-19 vaccine so fortunately there has been no link to the Covid-19 vaccination so far,” Dr. Eternity D. Labio, a...
LOS ANGELES, United States of America -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. The CDC recommends children in this age group receive a booster shot five months after their...
The Las Piñas City government is preparing for the May 23 rollout of the second Covid-19 booster shot for senior citizens and health workers. Vice-Mayor April Aguilar met with the City Health Office (CHO) team headed by Dr. Julie Gonzalez in preparation for the second booster vaccination of...
A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 18, 2021. (Xinhua/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) More than 40 million individuals who are already eligible for Covid-19 booster shots have yet to receive additional...
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers have yet to submit their emergency use authorization (EUA) application for their respective vaccines to be used as booster shots for children under five to 11 years old. “Sa ngayon po kasi wala pang nagaapply o...
