During a focused group discussion conducted by the Department of Education- Disaster Risk Reduction Management Service (DepEd DRRMS), personnel health was the second most important concern of public school teachers after stress management and coping. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) Recognizing...
In this file photo taken on March 4, 2021 vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 are seen. (Luis ACOSTA / AFP / FILE PHOTO) A total of 30,115 eligible individuals were able to receive their first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said on...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) detected 4,700 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total number of active infections to more than 49,000. Active COVID-19 cases nationwide are currently at 49,951. Of these cases, 92.8 percent have mild symptoms, 2.2 percent have no...
A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination center in Makati City on May 6, 2021 (ALI VICOY/ FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) The brand of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine that will be made available in vaccination centers should not be announced, the Department of Health...
Eighty-nine people remained missing in India and hundreds of thousands were without power on Wednesday in the wake of a major cyclone, adding to the country's woes as it suffered a record number of COVID-19 deaths. Fishermen pull fishing boats to the shore to prevent from damage from the impact of...
More than 700,000 people in the country have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 19. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that a total of 3,299,470 vaccine doses were already administered....
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has reminded anew all government offices to look after the safety and health of their workers. Civil Service Commission CSC Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala said all state agencies should have adopted measures that "promote safe and healthy working conditions" as...
The United States is seeing its fewest number of deaths from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, official data showed Tuesday. The seven-day moving average of deaths was 545 on May 16, and "the last time our seven-day-average was this low was in March 2020, essentially since the pandemic...
The world's largest vaccine maker said Tuesday it hopes to resume delivering COVID-19 jabs to Covax and other countries by the end of this year, after India restricted exports to combat a massive rise in infections at home. The Serum Institute of India has been producing hundreds of millions of...
rime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced an investment of nearly Can$200 million (US$166 million) in an Ontario facility that will be capable of producing millions of mRNA vaccines like the shots being used to fight the coronavirus pandemic. (FILES) In this file photo taken on April 16,...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said vaccination against COVID-19 will be mandatory from August 1 to enter any government and private establishments as well as to use public transport. Saudi passengers arrive to King Khaled International airport in the capital Riyadh on May 17, 2021, as Saudi authorities...
As the body ages, it undergoes many changes and so does the nutrition it needs. While a balanced diet and an active lifestyle are important at any age, there are challenges specific for each age that need to be addressed. In the most recent Herbalife Nutrition E-Wellness Tour, Susan Bowerman,...
