BRAZZAVILLE, Congo -- Africa must boost the vaccination rate against COVID-19 ''six times'' to reach the target of 70 percent vaccine coverage set for the end of the first half of 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. President Cyril Ramaphosa gets his COVID-19 vaccine (AFP)...
Photo courtesy: Department of Health World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe was conferred with the Order of the Golden Heart by the Philippine government, through the Department of Health (DOH). The Order of the Golden Heart is an award given to...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 15, that 5,901 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trials in the country have already received their first dose of jabs against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN)...
No recorded cases of the said coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants IHU and Deltacron/Delmicron have been detected in the Philippines and that the country's local experts are still studying these, the Department of Health said on Monday, Jan. 10. DOH/MB In a statement, DOH said that only the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 7, that more than 5,900 participants of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Trial for Vaccines (STV) in the country have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the influx of disturbing news can increase distress and anxiety. It can even escalate panic when shared through social media. Though it is important to stay updated with the current affairs, the continuous surge of COVID-19 cases, among other...
Actress Song Yoo-jung Korean actress Song Yoo-jung passed away on Jan. 23, 2021. She was 26. Sublime Artist Agency, her agency, announced that “Song Yoo-jung died suddenly on the 23rd.” She appeared on the MBC weekend drama “Golden Rainbow’ in 2013 and became a full-fledged actress. She...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta said: “I must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me, and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me.” When Mt. Pinatubo...
A man with a sticker on his forehead joined thousands of protesters that marched across Germany on Monday, Dec. 27, against the new virus curbs. (AFP) BERLIN, Germany -- The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early...
OMICRON GENEVA, Switzerland -- The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still ''very high'', the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after COVID-19 case numbers shot up by 11 percent globally last week. Omicron is behind rapid virus spikes in several countries, including those where it has...
Claiming that he was right to mandate Filipinos to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine shots to delay the entry of the highly transmissible Omicron variant into the country, President Duterte a has sked Filipinos to “take advantage” of the abundant vaccine supply and get their...
Polling firm Gallup Korea has revealed the results of its year-end survey about Korean singers who shined in 2021 and the best songs of 2021. Gallup Korea has been releasing its Person of the Year in each field including entertainment and sports. For singers who shined in 2021 poll, Gallup Korea...
