The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that President Duterte will push for the creation of the country's Center for Disease Control (CDC) in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they...
The Department of Health (DOH) urged all eligible Filipinos to receive their COVID-19 vaccine as it offers protection against the variants of coronavirus, particularly the Delta variant. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said most people who developed the severe...
DOH/MB The Philippines recorded 6,216 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, July 24. Based on the latest Department of Health's (DOH) case bulletin, the country's cumulative tally of cases is now at 1,543,281. Of these cases, 54,401 were active. Of the active infections, 93.4...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has launched a social media campaign that will help boost interaction between parents and their adolescent children as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancies in the country. (Screengrab from POPCOM's Facebook Page) Dubbed "Konektado...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) advised the public on Saturday, July 24, that stricter health and safety restrictions will be implemented following the confirmation of not only cases and death but also local transmission of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease...
COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO Seventeen additional cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus have been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, July 24. The DOH said that of the 17 new Delta variant cases, 12 are local cases, one is...
Over 100 doctors and nurses from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) were deployed to 11 Metro Manila vaccination sites that include Mandaluyong City, Malabon City, and Quezon City to help the government in its intensified COVID-19 vaccine rollout. (MB/ FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) disclosed on Friday, July 23, the completion of the country’s clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of convalescent plasma transfusion as adjunctive therapy to prevent disease progression among hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said three of the local Delta variant cases that were recently detected have addresses in the cities of Pasig and Taguig. Two cases were found in Pasig, while one was detected in Taguig, said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. These cases were among the...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) warns the public vs leptospirosis this typhoon season. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) recorded nearly 600 leptospirosis cases from January to June of this year. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that a total of 589 leptospirosis...
COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Lambda variant of coronavirus has not yet been detected in the country. “Until now, with all of these sequences that we have done, we have not detected the Lambda variant yet,” said DOH Undersecretary Maria...
The clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will start next month. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said Friday, July 23, that the eight...
