The Philippines will have a hard time handling an Indonesia-like coronavirus cases (COVID-19) surge driven by the more transmissible Delta variant, a group of health workers warned on Wednesday, July 21. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Alliance of Health Workers...
In anticipation of the opening of the third regular session of the 18 th Congress next week, the United Nations and several of its representative agencies in the Philippines has called on both the House and the Senate to prioritize the immediate passage of a law that increases the age for...
This picture shows used vials of the BioNtech Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination of seafarers at a stadium in Manila on July 15, 2021. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) The country's health experts are still not yet recommending the use of booster shots for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus...
Congressmen and health experts moved on Wednesday, July 21 to ask the Supreme Court to step into the Ivermectin controversy as they stressed that the medicine could help address the grave threat brought by the Delta variant to public health. Ivermectin2 However, bad weather prevented the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccine experts from the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) are set to check if the efficacy of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were affected after the Muntinlupa City local government encountered a problem with their cold storage facility...
Understanding our body’s unique reactions YOUR BODY ON HIGH ALERT Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction to venom, food, or medication Did you know that each individual has a unique reaction to different types of food? Do you want to know if your favorite might be causing your discomfort?...
On why some opt it out of their diet GLUTEN TAG Gluten is a protein found in grains such as rye, barley, and its most common source, wheat When it comes to popular diets, there’s vegetarian, vegan, Mediterranean, Paleo, and of course, gluten-free. Nowadays, gluten-free food items are as common as...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) tallied 4,516 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, raising the nationwide case count to 1,517,903. Of the total, 3.1 percent or 46,806 are active cases. The DOH said 91.7 percent of them are experiencing mild symptoms, 2.1 percent are...
The Manila Health Department (MHD) has traced one person exposed to the two cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Manila and who turned out positive for the disease. After the city government traced all those who were exposed, they were immediately subjected to the Reverse Transcription Polymerase...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still monitoring eight “active” Delta variant cases, out of the 35 cases that were detected in the Philippines, after they turned positive when they were re-tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “I like to clarify na walo na po ang nakitaan na...
Amid the limited capacity of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) to hold genome sequencing, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday, July 19, that it is best to assume that there is already local transmission of the Delta variant. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During the...
Treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said Monday, July 19, that the Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing to increase hospital capacities amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. (UNSPLASH) Vega said the Health department is looking to increase the capacity of Level 3 hospitals to make sure...
