Health experts call for more and safer options for pediatric COVID vaccination KIDS KONTRA COVID Dr. Benny Atienza, president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) (left), Dr. Lulu Bravo, dxecutive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) (right), and Co-convenor of the...
No significant effect on symptom resolution and hospitalization rates has been shown by the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin making it an inadvisable treatment against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) In a statement on Monday, Feb. 21, the...
The country recorded another low single-day tally of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Feb. 21. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(FILE PHOTO BY...
Vaccine hesitancy is no longer the concern for some senior citizens who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since they argue that they're bound to die anyway. A senior citizen getting his booster shot at SM Center Muntinlupa vaccination site of the Muntinlupa City...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged authorities to practice due process after community doctor Maria Natividad Castro was arrested. "All our citizens, health workers included, enjoy the constitutional guarantees of due process and presumption of innocence until proven guilty," the DOH said in...
DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) An official of the Department of Health (DOH) believes that the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) should remain operational even after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the OHCC has...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The number of Filipinos who are unwilling to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is declining, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said....
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Philippines' healthcare utilization rate is at the low-risk category as the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continues to go down, an official of the...
Two health workers' groups and batchmates of Dr. Natividad "Naty" Castro called for her release, flagging concerns on the doctor's whereabouts after her arrest. Dr. Naty Castro (Photo courtesy of UP College of Medicine class 1995) Authorities arrested Castro, 53, on Friday, Feb. 18, in her home in...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The administration of a COVID-19 booster shot for children aged 12 to 17 is still being studied by health experts, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that there is still not enough evidence that children under this age...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara San Beda University recently held the fourth Edgardo J. Angara Memorial Public Lecture on Public Policy as part of its Venerable Bede discussion series. Conducted online and livestreamed, the lecture’s theme was on nurturing holistic health and well-being at home...
It can even create and adjust based on client's preferences "Filipinos have become more watchful of their health and safety than ever before," says Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy (AIP) Chief Executive Officer Richard Lista. "We, at AIP, want to offer a wider range of solutions to help every...
