A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Manila on May 14, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) Around 50 percent of vaccine recipients in the country have missed taking the second dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, an expert working with the government's...
DOH/MB The Philippines logged 5,257 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Wednesday, June 2, as shown in the latest case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH). The total number of active cases nationwide stood at 52,132 or 4.2 percent of the country's cumulative caseload of...
In this file photograph taken on March 1, 2021, a health worker holds up a vial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccinations for health workers at a hospital in Manila. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO)'s approval on the COVID-19...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) announced 5,177 more COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, June 1. This is the second straight day that the country logged below 7,000 cases. The new cases brought the country’s caseload to 1,235,467. Of the total, 53,203 are active cases or currently ill patients....
President Duterte has given the Department of Health (DOH) until Thursday to assess the different testing and quarantine protocols being implemented by the province of Cebu. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) The President issued the directive to the health...
(Manila Bulletin/ File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the different COVID-19 vaccine storage facilities nationwide are ready amid the possibility of rotational power interruptions in some parts of Luzon. In a statement on Tuesday, June 1, the DOH said necessary steps were...
A vial of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir. The Department of Health says it has received complaints from patients that some hospitals are overpricing the drug. (AFP/Ulrich Perrey) The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public against overpricing Remdesivir, an investigational drug used in...
Of the 6,684 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said 972 came from the National Capital Region (NCR). DOH/MB Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this during a meeting with President Duterte on Monday, May 31. He said 934 of the new cases were from...
The Department of Health (DOH) has urged local government units (LGUs) to speed up their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program rollout. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "We would want them to level up their immunization program before they get their additional allocation," Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, May 31, recorded 6,684 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 6,098 new recoveries and 107 new deaths. With the addition of more than 6,000 new cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the...
The Department of Health (DOH) has observed an increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in some regions across the country, with healthcare utilization rate in these areas now almost at “high risk” level. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire Health Undersecretary...
An online survey conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) showed that concerns on adverse events following immunization as one of the reasons why some people are hesitant to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB "The top three reasons why they are hesitant in being...
