Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government missed its goal of vaccinating nine million people during the three-day national COVID-19 vaccination drive last Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. A total of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Dec. 2, reported 564 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide. This was the ninth consecutive day that COVID-19 infections have stayed below 1,000. Based on the latest case bulletin, the country's tally grew to 2,833,473. Of the figure,...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The government will start administering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all fully vaccinated adult individuals on Friday, Dec. 3, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Thursday. "All fully vaccinated adults are eligible to receive COVID-19 booster shots starting...
The Muntinlupa City government wrapped up its three-day “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National COVID-19 Vaccination Days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 with more than 22,000 people receiving vaccine jabs. According to the Muntinlupa City Health Office, a total of 22,307 adults and minors were vaccinated in...
(MUNTINLUPA PIO / FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than five million Filipinos have been vaccinated during the first two days of the national vaccination drive. "Our running total is 5,000,353," said DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Cabotaje said that...
DOH The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus has not yet been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Dec. 1. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are still processing the positive samples that will be subjected for genome sequencing....
The Department of Health (DOH) once again recorded a low number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 as the Metro Manila eases to Alert Level 3 for COVID-19. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) According to records,...
The Department of Health said on Tuesday, Nov. 30 that the Philippines achieved the fifth spot among the countries with the highest single-day vaccination worldwide. Thousands of Zamboanga residents troop to a barangay multipurpose hall for the first day of Bayanihan Bakunahan on November 29, 2021....
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Nov. 30 that there is no need to revert back to the usage of face shields with the continued dip in coronavirus cases (COVID-19) that the country is experiencing. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) In an interview on ANC, Dr. Althea de Guzman,...
President Duterte hinted on Monday night, Nov. 29 that there's a certain female undersecretary who doesn't want to get vaccinated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a Cabinet member's presentation during his 'Talk to the People" public briefing on Nov. 29,...
As part of its role to conduct genomic biosurveillance, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said that it will check samples from early November with the threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) "So far we...
Given the looming presence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III emphasized on Monday, Nov. 29 the added layer of protection that face shields will provide for the public. Some people in Divisoria, Manila are no longer wearing face shield on...
