Ten additional highly urbanized cities will gain priority for coronavirus vaccine access due to the surge in cases of infections, Malacañang announced Thursday. One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on June 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of National Task...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the statement made by a think tank that the country could be one of the last Asian countries to achieve herd immunity versus coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has no basis. DOH/MB The health chief even told the UK based group to review their Math. "There is no...
The local government of Manila inaugurated its COVID-19 Field Hospital on Thursday, June 24, in celebration of the city’s 450th founding anniversary. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso thanked the 362 construction workers who built the field hospital day...
The country hit the highest jab rate on Wednesday, June 23, with 353,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs administered. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon revealed this in a press briefing in Taguig, Thursday, June 24....
BCDA President Vince Dizon (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The country is expected to have admistered 10 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines by next week, said National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon. "Come Monday or Tuesday next week, we will...
Despite the coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19) improved trust rate, the government may need to further harness its convincing prowess to entice more individuals to be inoculated for the country to achieve herd immunity. This was evident on Thursday, June 24, after several individuals remained...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,043 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide on Thursday, June 24. Based on its latest data, the country's active infections stood at 51,410. Of this figure, 90.6 percent were mild, 4.5 percent were asymptomatic, two percent were severe,...
The Department of Health (DOH) is now considering redeploying some of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses originally allocated for Metro Manila to other regions tagged as "high risk." (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "It's good that NCR is now at low risk classification based on the daily...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Hospitals in the country will be "significantly" strained if the Delta coronavirus variant spreads in the communities, a member of the OCTA Research group warned on Thursday, June 24. The Delta variant is a combination of the "worse characteristics of the variants that...
The Sinovac vaccines procured by the government of Manila arrived in the country Thursday morning, June 24, as the city celebrates its 450th founding anniversary. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, together with Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and City Health Officer Dr. Arnolod...
DAVAO CITY – A city health official said high-risk behaviors were attributed to the surge of COVID-19 cases among millennials here. "We all know millennials, these are (populations) with high-risk behaviors. Eto ‘yung mahilig mag-socialize, mag-get together in social gatherings (They...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma “A story begins when something knocks life off balance. Then the story progresses, or the plot “thickens,” as the protagonists struggle to restore that balance and peace while antagonistic forces block and resist them. Finally the story ends as the struggle results...
