US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced support for a global waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, offering hope to poor nations that have struggled to access the life-saving doses. India, where the death toll hit a new daily record amid fears the peak is still...
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday hailed the United States' support for a global waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines, describing it as a "historic decision". WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The...
The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer/BioNTec vaccine on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 percent protection against Covid-19, but found that the level dropped significantly when people received just one of the two prescribed doses. (FILES) In this file photo syringes...
The Department of Health (DOH) has noted a decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being reported daily. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Meron po tayong nakikitang improvements. Una dito ay ang pagbaba ng kaso sa buong...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reiterated its stand against the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to prevent and treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that it would be best to...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide on Wednesday, May 5. MARK BALMORES/MANILA BULLETIN Based on the latest case bulletin, there were 5,685 new individuals who tested positive for the viral illness, pushing the total number of...
A newly developed, lollipop-shaped coronavirus test is being rolled out in some of Austria's kindergartens as an alternative for toddlers who don't take well to throat or nose swabs. A pre-school boy uses a newly developed, lollipop-shaped COVID-19 test prior to the testing of pre-schoolers at the...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that six passengers from India, who arrived in the Philippines before the imposition of the travel ban, have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (File photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the swab...
A Malian woman gave birth to nonuplets in Morocco on Tuesday and all nine babies are "doing well", her government said, although Moroccan authorities had yet to confirm what would be an extremely rare case. Mali's government flew 25-year-old Halima Cisse, a woman from the north of the poor West...
India released $6.7 billion in cheap financing for vaccine makers, hospitals and other health firms on Wednesday, to counter the devastating coronavirus surge gripping the country. A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under a tent...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 5, that it would recommend that incoming travelers will be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) seven or eight days after their arrival in the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) launched on Wednesday, May 5 , a new off-site modular facility for both of its patients and healthcare workers. (Photo from NKTI) The NTKI modular hemodialysis facility and dormitory will operate as a satellite unit for coronavirus disease...
