A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas District Hospital during the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for minors in Metro Manila on Oct. 22, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country is set to start its nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination...
The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated 198 minors aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities. According to Dr. Edwin Dimatatac, medical director of Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun) which has been designated by the government as one of the pilot hospitals for the vaccination of minors with...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Oct. 26, announced 4,393 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide. The current tally of active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines was at 53,642 or 1.9 percent of the total number of confirmed cases since last year which stood at 2,765,672....
People flock to the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach in Manila after it was reopened to the public on Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) urged those visiting the Manila Bay dolomite beach to strictly adhere to the health protocols--reminding that the coronavirus disease...
A total of 72 minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities were vaccinated in Muntinlupa on the first day of the rollout by the national and city governments. The vaccination of minors, classified by the Department of Health (DOH) as Pediatric A3, was held on Oct. 25 at the city-run Ospital ng...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said there will be enough supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines once the government starts the implementation of giving booster doses and additional shots to certain groups of the population. DOH...
President Duterte has asked parents to be patient as they await the turn of their children aged between 12 and 17 to get vaccinated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte meets with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 response on Oct. 25, 2021....
President Duterte heaved a sigh of relief late Monday night, Oct. 25, following the continued decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Oct. 25, 2021. (Malacañang) “We thank God,” Duterte said in his...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities in the municipality may start in the first week of November. “It is possible that we will start (the vaccination) by November 2 or November 3 depending on whether November 2 will be a regular...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 380 new cases of the Delta variant in the country. DOH/MB In a media forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the latest genome sequencing also detected 104 cases of the Alpha variant and 166 cases of the Beta variant. "Majority...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,405 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Oct. 25. DOH/MB The more than 4,000 additional new cases brought the country's total to 2,761,307. The Health department also reported 7,561 new recoveries and 149 new deaths. Total recoveries...
The Muntinlupa City government on Monday started the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities. The vaccination of minors, classified as Pediatric A3 group, kicked off at the city-run Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun), the sole venue in Muntinlupa designated by the Department of Health...
