The national government should immediately start bringing Covid-19 vaccines to villages and administer them to those who have yet to be vaccinated. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) UniTeam senatorial candidate Herbert "Bistek" Bautista made this call Friday, April 22 in the wake of...
In this file photo taken on May 07, 2021, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines are seen on a table in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of Janssen Covid-19 vaccine as booster shots among fully vaccinated...
Officers of the Department of Health (DOH), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) checked the current health situation in the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) on Wednesday, April 20. The team led by Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho,...
DOH/MB Voters who are found exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19 should be referred to their respective local government units (LGUs) after they cast their votes in the upcoming May 9 elections, the Department of Health (DOH) asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
Makati CBD skyline The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippines remains under "minimal risk" case classification for Covid-19, but reminded Filipinos not to be complacent amid the possibility of a spike in cases in May if the decline in the compliance to health protocols continues. DOH...
Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina “Helen” Tan has revealed the signing of a law establishing the Southern Luzon Multi-Specialty Medical Center, which she said would help decongest hospitals in Metro Manila amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (From left to right) President Rodrigo Duterte, Quezon Rep....
There has been no significant increase in Covid-19 cases in any part of the country during the observance of holy week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19. Locals flock to Balaan Bukid (Holy Mountain) in Jordan town, Guimaras province Friday, April 15. Unlike in the past, the...
Because all vaccine matters Amid the country’s easing restrictions and progress against COVID-19, a couple of model local government units (LGUs) have been silently championing the country’s flagship program on child immunization against other life-threatening diseases. The Department of...
Masking has been the keen deterrent since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago to prevent the disease from further spreading but since cases have not been rising in the past months, some may have been complacent and now the country's health department is looking at a six-digit jump in...
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik Light, and Janssen vaccines have been approved for the administration of the second booster shot, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) is seeing a gradual increase of Covid-19 cases in 14 areas under Alert Level 1. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the statement at the summary of his report during the President's pre-recorded public address on...
The Department of Health (DOH) has logged 1,674 new Covid-19 cases from April 11 to 17, having an average daily rate of 239 which is 12 percent lower compared to the recorded cases from April 4 to 10. DOH/MB Of the said cases, DOH said only one individual was classified as a severe and critical...
