A health reform advocate said that pushing for vaccine education as well as enhancing the marketing and sale strategies of vaccination drives in the country may help increase the willingness of the public to get inoculated against Covid-19. This could also prevent the wastage of vaccines, said...
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 country’s Covid-19 vaccine administration has slowed down following the onset of the election season, National Task Force against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Tuesday, March 29. (AFP / Manila Bulletin File Photo) “Bumagal ang ating vaccine administration...
A total of 1,431 Covid-19 booster shots have been administered to adult residents of Pasig City through a house-to-house vaccination (H2H) program as of Sunday, March 27. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Vico Sotto's Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN) The H2H program is primarily led by a medical team from...
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...
The Paranaque City government announced that the Covid-19 vaccination in all malls in the city will end on April 2. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said that March 28 to April 2 will be the last week of Covid-19 vaccination in all malls as the inoculation will be conducted in 16 barangays in the city starting...
The Ospital ng Paranaque II (OSPAR) announced that it will accept walk-ins for the booster shot of 18 years-old and above on March 28 to April 2. Dr. Jefferson Pagsisihan, OSPAR medical director, said the hospital is offering AstraZeneca vaccines for those who want to receive their second dose and...
A health expert once again urged the national government to “step up” the country’s vaccination program against Covid-19, reiterating that vaccination plays an important role in ensuring safety against the disease. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force...
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...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public on Friday, March 25 to get tested regularly for early detection to prevent transmission and to also get vaccinated or receive booster shots for added protection. Students, faculty and non-teaching staff of the University of the East Manila campus in...
