The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday that there is "no truth" that they are distributing Covid-19 booster shot doses that are already expired. A health worker showing Covid-19 vaccines (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin) In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Sept. 5 a total of 17,145 new Covid-19 cases recorded during the past week. (DOH/MB) In DOH's weekly bulletin, it mentioned that daily average cases are currently at 2,449 which is 10 percent lower than cases from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28. The agency...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Sept. 5, a total of 1,467 cases of leptospirosis in the country from January 1 to Aug. 20. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) According to DOH, the cases this year were 15 percent higher compared to the reported cases during the same period in 2021 at...
The Department of Health (DOH) is unaware of Cebu City's new Executive Order (EO) placing on a "trial period" the optional face mask use, the agency said on Monday, Sept. 5. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said during a media briefing that the matter will be taken up with the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has already recorded more than 1,400 leptospirosis cases this year. Latest data from the DOH showed a 17 percent rise in leptospirosis cases this year compared to the same period in 2021. There were 1,462 leptospirosis cases recorded from Jan. 1 to Aug. 13, the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that Covid-19 vaccination in selected schools will still continue. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire explained that the order No. 037 issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) is only prohibiting the use of classrooms as vaccination sites....
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP The Department of Health (DOH) said it continues to observe a decreasing trend in Covid-19 cases in most areas of the country....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The recorded deaths among those vaccinated against Covid-19 were not because of the vaccines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Sept. 2. “Lahat po ng...
Nurses in PPEs The Department of Health (DOH) assured the country’s health workers that they will soon receive their Covid-19 benefits. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they already submitted the necessary documents in order for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)...
(Maskmedicare Shop/ Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed concern that other local government units (LGUs) will also follow the move of Cebu City in making the wearing of face masks voluntary, saying that it would cause a negative impact in the country’s response against the Covid-19...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the country's nurses that his administration would pursue programs promoting their welfare and development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) Marcos said this as he graced the 100th Anniversary of the...
