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A vaccine proven effective against the mpox virus is available abroad but not yet in the Philippines, a vaccine expert said on Thursday, Aug. 22. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)  “Meron po tayong bakuna [para sa mpox] pero hindi iyan available sa atin (We do have a vaccine [for...

The latest case of mpox in the Philippines is the clade II variant, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 21. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN)  In a message to reporters, DOH reaffirmed the earlier statement of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa that the 10th mpox case in the...

The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public on Friday, May 12, of the importance of staying alert as the World Health Organization (WHO) lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on monkeypox. "If you have a travel history to countries with Monkeypox, and then have...

The Muntinlupa City government is on alert against monkeypox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus that can spread from animals to people and between people. The Philippines has no case of monkeypox but Muntinlupa’s City Health Office (CHO) said it is implementing measures against it, focusing...

Experts believe that there is no need to fear the monkeypox as the Philippines’ Covid-19 pandemic response experience can help fight the viral disease if it enters the country. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES WEBSITE) "We have a three-year drill for wearing masks and that will actually help a...