Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that it is not right to compare the infamous Dengvaxia controversy with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination being conducted every single day. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tama na ating...
The Las Piñas City government had set up safari and toys and carnival-inspired vaccination sites for the COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 on Tuesday (Feb. 8). Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the local government unit (LGU) targets to inoculate around 1,500 to 2,000 children at the three...
BACOOR, Cavite – The city government launched the pediatric vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for children aged five to 11 years at the Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital (STRH) on Monday (February 7). City Government of Bacoor (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) The official...
St. Luke’s introduces COVID-19 home care services for corporate patients In response to the growing demands for accessible medical care during the pandemic, St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) is now offering Care@Home services to assist companies in providing quality COVID-19-related care to...
A review of our response and how to safely exit CLINICAL MATTERS As cases continue to drop in NCR and across the country, many people are talking about the pandemic “end-game.” The exponential increase in cases in early January 2022 quickly peaked and has precipitously dropped. This occurred in...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Feb. 7 that US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has already applied for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Paxlovid. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN FDA-Officer-In-Charge Director-General Oscar Gutierrez reported...
"Good riddance." This is what President Duterte has to say for those who died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) because they refuse to get vaccinated against the virus as he reiterated that the country is not yet out of the woods. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) During his pre-recorded...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Feb. 7 that the majority of those who have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were unvaccinated. Hospital staff take out a body from an ambulance at a mortuary in New Delhi on May 24, 2021, as India passes more than 300,000 deaths from...
President Duterte said he is glad that they were finally able to resume his weekly pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public address, saying many Filipinos are relying on this program for new information. President Rodrigo Duterte (PTV/RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement after the said...
A total of 206 children five to 11 years old received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the start of the vaccination rollout for the age group on Monday, February 7. The local government opened the Oreta Sports Complex and Robinsons Townmall as vaccination sites for the children. Mayor Antolin...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate, or the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were tested for COVID-19, has decreased to 9.6 percent as of Feb. 6, the OCTA Research Group said on Monday, Feb. 7. "The last...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Malabon Chapter drove its Hot Meals on Wheels food truck to a barangay in Malabon City to provide children, and the elderly with warm, nutritious meals. Philippine Red Cross deploys its Bakuna Bus to Potrero, Malabon City on Feb. 7, 2022 to administer more than 300...
