(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is targeting to vaccinate about 7,000 to 13,000 immunocompromised individuals during the first day of the implementation of administering second Covid-19 booster shot on Monday, April 25. There are around 690,000 immunocompromised individuals who...
Nurses in PPEs Healthcare workers were urged to receive their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to increase their protection against the dreaded disease. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said about half of the fully-vaccinated medical workers in the country have yet to...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) advised Covid-19 patients and those experiencing symptoms of the said disease to isolate on election day. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this will help in preventing the spread of Covid-19 virus. “Lagi naman nating sinasabi na ang policy natin ay to...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an elderly patient at the Dunkirk hospital. French Prime Minister announced on March 12, 2022 the opening of the fourth dose of vaccine "to the over 80s who have received their booster dose for more than three...
The national government should immediately start bringing Covid-19 vaccines to villages and administer them to those who have yet to be vaccinated. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) UniTeam senatorial candidate Herbert "Bistek" Bautista made this call Friday, April 22 in the wake of...
In this file photo taken on May 07, 2021, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines are seen on a table in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of Janssen Covid-19 vaccine as booster shots among fully vaccinated...
Officers of the Department of Health (DOH), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) checked the current health situation in the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) on Wednesday, April 20. The team led by Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho,...
DOH/MB Voters who are found exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19 should be referred to their respective local government units (LGUs) after they cast their votes in the upcoming May 9 elections, the Department of Health (DOH) asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
Makati CBD skyline The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippines remains under "minimal risk" case classification for Covid-19, but reminded Filipinos not to be complacent amid the possibility of a spike in cases in May if the decline in the compliance to health protocols continues. DOH...
Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina “Helen” Tan has revealed the signing of a law establishing the Southern Luzon Multi-Specialty Medical Center, which she said would help decongest hospitals in Metro Manila amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (From left to right) President Rodrigo Duterte, Quezon Rep....
There has been no significant increase in Covid-19 cases in any part of the country during the observance of holy week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19. Locals flock to Balaan Bukid (Holy Mountain) in Jordan town, Guimaras province Friday, April 15. Unlike in the past, the...
