Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government will start providing Covid-19 booster shots to immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 on Wednesday, June 22, an official of the Department of Health...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has approved the recommendation to administer Covid-19 booster shots for adolescents aged 12 to 17. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire confirmed that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has already signed this recommendation of the Health Technology...
Nearly 11,000 people have been given their second booster shot in Muntinlupa, the City Health Office (CHO) reported. As of June 17, 10,972 individuals have been given the second booster shot out of the 141,449 who got their first booster shot or 7.75 percent. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 3,051 new Covid-19 cases from June 13 to 19, having an average daily rate of 436 which is 82 percent higher compared to the recorded cases from June 6 to 12. (DOH/MB) From June 6 to 12, the health department logged a total of 1,682 cases of Covid-19. Of...
With the continuous rise in Covid-19 cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said the country is now seeing the “start of the peak in the number of cases.” DOH UNDERSECRETARY MARIA ROSARIO VERGEIRE (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “Right now, what we are seeing is that the number of...
(JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) More than 400,000 healthcare workers have already received their respective “One Covid-19 allowance (OCA),” an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. A total of 526,727 healthcare workers are eligible to receive the OCA, said DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo...
Outgoing Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said he is supporting the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to place the whole National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 amid a slight increase in Covid-19 cases. On June 14, the IATF signed...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The government is targeting to start administering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 next week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. "We are looking at mid-next week to start with immunocompromised," said Health...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is expected to release the guidelines for the administration of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for children aged 12 to 17...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Department of Health regional office of Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) has recorded a big increase in the number of dengue cases in the region from January 1 to June 11 this year. Acting City Health Officer Dr. William Bernardo puts Dengue awareness sticker to one of the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured that hospitals encountering difficulties in getting the "One Covid-19 Allowance (OCA)" of their respective healthcare workers can coordinate with the agency to hasten its distribution. "The Department of Health welcomes closer coordination with all...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Thursday, June 16, that Metro Manila remains under the low-risk classification for Covid-19 despite an uptick in new infections. In a statement, the state health agency “reiterates that NCR is still at low risk classification as of today, June 16,...
