President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of American adults to have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the July 4 holiday, and has made vaccinating adolescents a key part of the next phase of the country's immunization campaign. U.S. President Joe Biden (ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH...
While the battle against COVID-19 isn't over, with more evolved strains coming in, news of people getting infected by it has also been increasing. And it's not just one person who gets it, the whole family ends up getting the virus, too! Mom-of-two Kabbie Rodriguez Alipio, like most of us, didn't...
The chief implementer of the National Task Force on COVID-19, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. would rather see Filipinos 'learning to live with the virus' rather than live with total lockdown enforcements anew. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) on...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Wednesday (March 10) banned mass gatherings and other similar virus-spreader events following the spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city. Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez (FACEBOOK/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Olivarez said the City...
• More cases equal more transmissions, which maximizes the chances that a significant mutation will occur. • If we keep case numbers lower, we essentially restrict the virus's playground. • Factors for mutations: A combination of how much virus is out there coupled with...
With the second strain of the Covid-19 confirmed in the country, parents have been thinking twice of pushing through with their travel plans. But life—and the world—has changed, and things will never go back to the way it was. Make airline travel stress-free, especially when you're with...
PARISㅡThe emergence in Britain and South Africa of two new variants of Sars-CoV-2, which are potentially far more infectious versions of the virus, has prompted widespread concern. Here is what we know一and what we don’tㅡabout the mutations. What are they? All viruses mutate when they...
FAITH ON THE GROUND Noel R., 33, a construction worker who lost his job, on Plaza Miranda imploring the Black Nazarene’s mercy. (Ali Vicoy) Your employer? No, he’s disappeared. Malacañang ? A senator, your congressman? Your mayor and barangay captain? No—he can’t even get a bus ride...
Even the asymptomatic struggle from the coronavirus As told by a concerned Covid-19 victim who wishes to remain anonymous. DYING INSIDE Asymptomatic patients suffer from anxiety and discrimination, illustration by Ariana Maralit I was patient number… I don’t even know anymore. That's how...
