Reemergence of Monkeypox, a viral zoonosis or a virus transmitted to humans from animals, recently made rounds on social media after it appeared in the middle of a global health crisis caused by Covid-19. Monkeypox (Photo courtesy of openwho.org) With its recent detection in some parts of Africa,...
The Muntinlupa City government has administered second booster shots to more than 1,400 individuals. The Department of Health (DOH) has allowed the administration of second booster shots using Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines to immunocompromised individuals, frontline health workers (A1) aged...
Over 100 patients in Malabon, including senior citizens and immunocompromised, received their 1st booster shots against Covid-19 after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) "Bakuna" Bus returned to the city. A Philippine Red Cross (PRC) staff administers 1st Covid-19 booster shot to a resident of Malabon...
Compared to the recorded number of Covid-19 cases from May 9 to 15, the average daily rate from May 16 to 22 is 9.9 percent higher. (DOH/MB) This was according to the weekly Covid-19 data of the country released by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, May 23, noting that the average daily rate...
The United States has established a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) country office in the Philippines to further broaden its existing cooperation with the Department of Health (DOH). US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Philippines Director Dr. Romel Lacson (left) receives...
ILOILO CITY – Nineteen people died from dengue in Region 6 (Western Visayas) from Jan. 1 to May 14, the Department of Health (DoH) said Monday, May 23. Dr. Bea Camille Fillaro-Natalaray, chief of the DoH Region 6 Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Program, in an online press conference, said...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed all local government units (LGUs) to scour their areas and encourage the unvaccinated and those eligible to get Covid-19 booster shots to be inoculated against the virus. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued the directive as the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is no available test yet to diagnose “long- Covid.” The World Health Organization (WHO) defined long-Covid or post Covid-19 condition as a “constellation of long-term symptoms that some people experience after they have had Covid-19.” “To...
DOH Another Omicron subvariant called BA.4 has entered the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, May 21. The country's first Omicron-BA.4 involves a "Filipino citizen who flew in from the Middle East" last May 4, the DOH said in an advisory. "His positive test result...
Taguig City recorded 40 additional cases of Covid-19 in one week, 23 percent down from the previous week. Daily published data showed Taguig added 40 new cases from May 13 to 19 as its confirmed cases rose from 66,474 to 66,514. Vaccination in Taguig (Screenshot from Taguig City government video)...
A health reform advocate on Friday, May 20, said that the national government should “embark on an educational campaign” and impose border control measures amid the threat of monkeypox. Monkeypox is a viral disease coming from animals. Its symptoms include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there are still no monkeypox cases in the Philippines. “To date, Monkeypox has not been detected within the Philippines or at its borders,” the DOH said in an advisory on Friday, May 20. The DOH said monkeypox virus is “transmitted to humans through...
