Vaccine protection does not last forever. These were the words of Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani upon being asked why she stated that there should be a validity period in Covid-19 vaccination cards. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In an interview over One PH on Friday, April...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of Covid-19 cases in the country is "plateauing," the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, April 8. From March 31 to April 6, the DOH recorded a total of...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) headquarters in Pasay City has secured the safety seal certification for compliance with the Covid-19 minimum health protocols. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager, said the pension fund was awarded the safety...
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, April 8 said departments and offices under the executive branch should report to the Senate on its expenditures in connection with its the Covid-19 pandemic response. These are, according to Pimentel, the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Health...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, has tested positive for Covid-19, her spokesman said Thursday, making her the latest Washington power player to catch the virus. The 82-year-old lawmaker from California, who is second in line to the...
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan will move away from a zero-Covid policy and instead focus on tackling the most severe infections in an effort to live with the coronavirus, its health minister said Thursday. The decision leaves China -- and its financial hub Hong Kong -- as the only major economy...
PARIS, France – People who are vaccinated and have had a booster shot against Covid-19 recover from symptoms from the Omicron variant more than three days earlier than those with the Delta variant, a study said Friday. The study also found that people with Omicron are significantly less...
AFP FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN The Philippines could once again experience a "surge" in Covid-19 cases in the coming months, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned. "With the unsafe gatherings and social mixing expected in the next two months, a surge in Covid-19 cases is quite likely," the...
President Duterte said that his intelligence funds had been depleted due to the Covid-19 pandemic saying government troops had to use what they had because of the situation. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Overseas Filipino...
If vaccines have expiration dates, then vaccine cards should do too. This was the call of medical experts to the government in a bid to hasten booster vaccinations across the country due to waning immunity and amid reports of new variants of Covid-19. (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 10 is now cleared of active cases of Covid-19, the City Health Office declared on Thursday, April 7. BJMP-10 conducts orientation on April 4 to newly-committed PDLs after completing the 14-days quarantine, as to the...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) Giving incentives and imposing certain restrictions can help encourage more people to get inoculated instead of making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory, said Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Concepcion made the suggestion amid the low...
