An eight-month campaign rallying for smoke-free beaches, parks, and tourist destinations in Boracay Island and Aklan was launched on Tuesday, May 31, coinciding with the celebration of World No Tobacco Day. NO SMOKING (PIXABAY) Such was launched by the Department of Health (DOH) in cooperation with...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,317 new Covid-19 cases from May 23 to 29, having an average daily rate of 188 which is 8.8 percent higher compared to the recorded cases from May 16 to 22. (DOH/MB) From May 16 to 22, the health department logged a total of 1,214 cases of Covid-19. Of...
A “significant” decrease in the number of cumulative dengue cases in the country has been observed from January 1 to May 7, according to the Department of Health (DOH). (MB FILE PHOTO) Citing the data gathered by the Epidemiology Bureau (EB), a six percent decrease has been recorded, from...
Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The Philippines recorded another milestone in its ongoing fight against Covid-19 as more than 70 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated. Based on the national Covid-19 vaccination dashboard, a total of 70,790,342 individuals have already...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health and Interior departments renewed their calls for local government units (LGUs) to further double their efforts in vaccinating their eligible constituents...
The number of people who have received their second booster shot in Muntinlupa City has increased to more than 3,400. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of May 21, a total of 3,425 individuals got their second booster shot or fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Vaccination in...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support for the conduct of face-to-face classes amid the ongoing threat of Covid-19. Attending classes physically has multiple benefits for students, the DOH said. "Face-to-face attendance in school will allow children to...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently exploring ways to procure the necessary vaccines needed against monkeypox. Monkeypox vaccination is not yet included in the country's national immunization program, the DOH said. "Although there is a monkeypox vaccine developed already,...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Almost two million Covid-19 vaccines are estimated to expire by the end of June, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Sa ating expiring na vaccine, we will have the final numbers by end of May. But hanggang June we are expecting kung hindi ma-jab......
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that all Covid-19 vaccines in the country are safe and effective. "All vaccines provided by the government are proven safe and effective," the state health agency said in a statement on Thursday, May 26. "They have undergone...
DOH The current Covid-19 reproduction number (Rt) of Metro Manila is at 1.25, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, May 26. A reproduction number is the average number of people that can be infected by a Covid-19 positive individual. If the reproduction number is less than one, the virus...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now preparing isolation facilities amid growing concerns about the viral disease called monkeypox. "The DOH Field Implementation and Coordination Team (FICT) and the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) are working on the specific designation of isolation...
