The Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (PSAAI) cautioned the public against taking antibody testing after coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to evaluate the level of protection against the virus. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement released on Saturday,...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, July 11, noted a "flat trend" in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, particularly in some of the areas with the highest recorded cases over the past week. Citing the COVID Act Now metrics, OCTA said that local...
DOH/MB Antibody testing should not be used to determine if a vaccinated person has already developed enough protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Yung antibody test na sinasagawa sa inyo, ang pinapakita niyan primarily would be yung antibodies...
An additional 37,800 doses of Sputnik V vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have arrived in the country on Saturday night, July 10. A health worker shows Russian drug firm Gamaleya Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at the Vaccination hub in Lake shore Taguig City on Tuesday, May 04,...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) vaccine expert panel (VEP) said Sunday, July 11, the interim analysis of the country’s study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines may be out by September or October this year. This...
Despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) believes the voter turnout in the May 2022 polls will be 80 percent or even higher. Comelec/MB "We think we are going to hit 80 percent again despite this pandemic. In fact, it might even be higher," Comelec...
The Taguig City government has suspended the second dose vaccination using Sinovac Life Sciences’ CoronaVac vaccine due to the delay in the arrival of a new batch of supply in the country. Vaccination in Taguig (Taguig City government) In an announcement Saturday, the city government said, “The...
12.4M vaccinated; 1.4M total cases; 1.380M recovered; 25,650 deaths; continue mask-handwash-social distance protocol From ECQ to GCQ to ECQ – that’s how NCR, later the NCR-Plus, fought COVID-19 from June 2020 to June 2021 The surge in number of COVID-19 cases in March 2021 started the NCR-Plus...
(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA has monitored a significant decrease in Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case fatality rate (CFR) since the beginning of 2021. In its monitoring report released on Saturday, July 10, OCTA said the CFR in Metro Manila has dropped to 0.78 percent...
The Muntinlupa City government announced that it will suspend the vaccination of second dose recipients of Sinovac Life Sciences’ CoronaVac vaccine due to the expected delay in the arrival of new supply in the country. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The city...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 10, confirmed 5,675 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country. The Philippines' running tally of cases is now at 1,467,119, of which, 49,968 or 3.4 percent are still active. Deaths linked to COVID-19 climbed by 96 to...
In its bid to boost the people's confidence on COVID-19 vaccines, the Mandaluyong City local government formally launched on Friday its safety seal campaign for households and establishments whose residents and employees have been already vaccinated. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) Mandaluyong City...
