PARIS, France -- The protection against Covid-19 from being previously infected lasts at least as long as that offered by vaccination, one of the largest studies conducted on the subject said on Friday. Ten months after getting Covid, people still had an 88 percent lower risk of reinfection,...
Among the primary factors that may be fueling the resurgence of Covid-19 infections in the country were mobility, emerging sub variants, waning immunity, and non-compliance to minimum public health standards, said a health expert on Monday, July 18. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) Health expert and...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Amid the rising number of Covid cases, people are starting to feel anxious again, if not panicking outright. Sure, there’s a definite upward trend, but we’re still not seeing the number of hospitalizations and ICU occupancy that we saw in the initial and...
A nation that is made resilient by means of vaccination and adherence to health protocols may immediately be able to bounce back to normalcy even amid the threat of Covid-19 and its subvariants, a health expert said on Saturday, June 4. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former...
As the government intensifies its inoculation efforts, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Monday, April 25, bared that 95 percent of Covid-19 deaths in the country are unvaccinated. Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III (Malacañang Photo) “We have had reports, the DOH (Department of...
A health expert, on Monday, April 4, warned of a “possible” Covid-19 surge in the country amid the prevalence of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 or stealth Omicron and the waning vaccine immunity. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19...
PARIS, France -- People with the "hybrid immunity" of having been both fully vaccinated and previously infected with Covid-19 have the strongest protection against the virus, two new studies said on Friday. After two years of a pandemic that has seen nearly 500 million people infected and billions...
The ongoing downward trend of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines may be attributed to the increasing vaccination rate in the country, as well as the population protection acquired by many after the recent Omicron surge, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 12. (Photo...
A vaccine expert on Friday, Jan. 21, strongly discouraged the public not to deliberately expose themselves so they will get infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the hopes of getting natural immunity against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I don’t...
Vitamin C is an essential micronutrient required by the human body We’ve all heard about it from the health experts, the best fight against the lurking virus around us should be the following: Get vaccinated Wear a mask Social distancing Avoid crowded places Eat healthy, get enough sleep Exercise...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi announced that the city has reached herd immunity, with 85 percent of its target population already fully-vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Jan. 11. A total of 288,348 people have been given their second dose while 294,763...
Cavite will be placed under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 5 to Jan. 15 along with Bulacan and Rizal, Malacañang announced on Tuesday (Jan. 4). The alert level escalation comes after a sharp increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the localities. "Ang mga kaso natin sa buong lalawigan ay...
