A health expert expressed the need to create a “separate task force” against monkeypox a day after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the detection of the viral disease in the Philippines. Monkeypox (Photo courtesy of openwho.org) Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis with “similar symptoms”...
Among the primary factors that may be fueling the resurgence of Covid-19 infections in the country were mobility, emerging sub variants, waning immunity, and non-compliance to minimum public health standards, said a health expert on Monday, July 18. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) Health expert and...
Citing its highly transmissible and “evasive” nature, a health expert warned the public against the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, calling it the “most dangerous” yet. (Pixabay) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony...
Reiterating that the role is pivotal, especially amid the ongoing pandemic, health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should now appoint a responsible...
A health reform advocate, on Saturday, July 2, challenged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to increase the country’s Covid-19 booster rate to at least 70 million within the first 100 days of his administration. File photo (AFP/Manila Bulletin) “Sa first 100 days ni President...
The public was urged to be on guard amid the “slow and steady” increase of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines. Mladen Antonov / AFP Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon on Tuesday, June 28, said that...
Even a mild case of Omicron could lead to long Covid, an expert said on Monday, June 27. (UNSPLASH) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said that the public should still be vigilant against the mild form...
The evident increase in the country’s Covid-19 cases is not yet a cause for “real alarm” but the public should still be vigilant against the increasing transmission of the virus, a health expert said on Monday, June 27. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) The Department of Health (DOH) recently placed five...
Apart from protecting the people against the severe form of Covid-19, booster jabs also play a crucial role in ending the pandemic, health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO)...
More than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the mandatory use of face masks continues to be a topic of debates among experts in the Philippines. (REUTERS / Feline Lim/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Face masks have long been proven effective at reducing the transmission of SARS-Cov-2, the virus...
The Department of Health (DOH) is keen on educating the public about the Covid-19 pandemic, but it lacks the “agility” or sense of urgency in protecting the people, a public health expert said. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task...
Should Metro Manila lift its face mask mandate amid the Covid-19 pandemic? A health expert said no. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Friday, June 10, urged the...
