A health worker prepares to administer Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Parañaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is "open" on the idea of holding clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines on Filipino children. Health...
DOH/MB A total of 337 donated respirators were already distributed to government and private hospitals, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, June 11. The DOH also said that 63 remaining respirators are now “ready to be deployed” in areas that are currently experiencing a spike in...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reports additional 6,686 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, while close to 200 people were confirmed to have died due to the viral illness on Friday, June 11. The new infections raised the country’s total to 1,300,349. Of the total figure, 4.7 percent...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) appealed to the public not to lie about their health condition for them to immediately get vaccinated against coronavirus disease...
DOH/MB Hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao were asked to increase their bed capacity for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients amid the spike in virus infections, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, June 11. DOH Undersecretary Abdullah Dumama said public hospitals were...
World Health Organization logo Health authorities announced the end of the polio outbreak in the Philippines two years after the crippling disease was once again detected in the country. The announcement was made by both the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund...
A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) Fully vaccinated senior citizens should still strictly adhere to the health protocols after the government has allowed those under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ to leave their...
Mental health conditions continue to be a pressing issue in countries all over the world. And with the global pandemic still ongoing, stress levels among people are likely at a high. And being exposed to stress for a long time can cause adverse health effects such as heart disease, diabetes,...
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (Luis Acosta / File photo / AFP ) The Philippines received on Thursday night, June 10, a total of 2.28 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine through the World Health Organization (WHO)-led COVAX facility. The vaccines will be administered to those...
The compliance with minimum public health standards against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has decreased in the Visayas and Mindanao, according to a latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS). (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a nationwide poll conducted from April 28 to May...
A huge portion of Filipinos have indicated that they continue to observe minimum public health standards amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic, a survey from the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. Photo from SWS In a nationwide poll conducted from April 28 to May 2, the SWS asked...
If there's one thing we learned to value even more from the past year, it's the importance of taking care of our health. But times aren't exactly the best ones, with most of us tightening our belts and pockets on monthly expenses. So promos and sales are always a welcome sight for us as we get to...
