The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has now reopened some of its wards to accommodate and cater to non-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients amid the decline of COVID-19 cases in the hospital, its spokesperson said on Thursday, Dec. 2. (File Photo / PNA/ Manila Bulletin) “Sa ngayon po, sa...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The government will start administering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all fully vaccinated adult individuals on Friday, Dec. 3, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Thursday. "All fully vaccinated adults are eligible to receive COVID-19 booster shots starting...
The Muntinlupa City government wrapped up its three-day “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National COVID-19 Vaccination Days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 with more than 22,000 people receiving vaccine jabs. According to the Muntinlupa City Health Office, a total of 22,307 adults and minors were vaccinated in...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has logged more than 40 participants in the country’s “Mix and Match” (MnM) study. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The 18 month-long study seeks to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Dec. 2, confirmed that 28 public schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) are set to join the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in basic education for School Year (SY) 2021-2022. Pilot face-to-face classes in Sinalongan...
Philippine Red Cross has tested more than five million Filipinos for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a milestone PRC Chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon has set after they put up PRC's first-ever molecular laboratory in April 2020. “We have been here since the...
The government must address issues in its national vaccination program such as brand preference, vaccine hesitancy, access to vaccines in far-flung areas, lack of manpower, and other logistical problems, senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said on Thursday, Dec. 2. Human rights...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar directed the City Health Office (CHO) to conduct mobile vaccination at the city’s youth center on Thursday, Dec. 2. Aguilar said the CHO, in coordination with the city’s Social Welfare and Development Office, conducted vaccinations at the Bahay Pag-asa Youth...
A number of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) beneficiaries received their financial aid on Tuesday, Nov. 30, after rendering work in San Juan City as as a way of helping them earn a living amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged the government to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination program for minors and teachers in light of the global concern on the Omicron variant. Gatchalian pointed out the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Omicron a variant of concern on Nov. 26, and...
The San Juan City local government held on Wednesday, Dec. 1, the groundbreaking rites for one of its newest infrastructure projects as it aims to further improve its services to its residents amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, together with his sister Atty. Bel...
Amid the threat of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Special Medical Adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa urged the public Sunday, Nov. 28, to get vaccinated, saying that the vaccines remain effective in protecting oneself against the severe form...
