Even with the heavy criticism it received during its implementation, the controversial "no vax, no ride" was a good move for National Task Force against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa to encourage people to get vaccinated. A police officer checks the vaccination cards of...
Getting five or six Covid-19 shots can run the risk of losing the vaccines' overall effectiveness, or worse, might render the person ineligible to get upgraded or multivalent vaccines against variants of concern (VOC) in the future. A medic prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
Nothing is certain, according to an official of the Department of Health (DOH), as the possibility of having another spike in Covid-19 cases is always present. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a press...
Curious on what an endemic situation looks like? (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin File Photo) According to a pediatric infectious disease expert, how the country currently responds to Covid-19 infections and case spikes all over the world is something that would be expected in an endemic situation....
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, March 28, a total of 2,726 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past week. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged all election candidates as well as their supporters to strictly follow the health and safety protocols during campaign activities. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reminded the public that the presence of Covid-19 still remains. "Kami po ay...
The country’s health experts are currently looking at the possibility of having Covid-19 vaccination to become a yearly basis, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an elderly patient at the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government is set to conduct special Covid-19 vaccination days on March 29 to April 1 in some areas in a bid to further increase the country's vaccine coverage....
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) There were 8.9 million children aged 12 to 17 years old in the Philippines who have already completed their Covid-19 primary vaccination series, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, March 25. The data was as of March 24, said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
An infectious disease expert said on Monday, March 21, that herd immunity against Covid-19 cannot be achieved with the vaccines that are currently available. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing, Infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvana said that the "herd...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, March 21 that it recorded 3,572 new Covid-19 cases in the past week. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI...
DOH There is a possibility that the Department of Health (DOH) will once again release the Covid-19 case bulletin on a daily basis if the country will experience a spike in coronavirus infections again. If that happens, the case bulletin will still follow the current format—which is highlighting...
