As the number of Covid-19 cases continues to decrease in the country, three of the nine barangays in Muntinlupa now have zero cases. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of March 10, Muntinlupa only has 22 active cases including four new Covid-19 cases, four recoveries and zero...
Noting that a lot of countries are now doing it, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor is prodding the government to roll out a fourth dose or second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to certain vulnerable sectors. Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor “The virus is still with us....
IMUS CITY, Cavite – The local government unit (LGU) temporarily suspended its pediatric vaccination for kids aged five to 11 due to a lack of supply of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer is the only Covid-19 vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be used for the age group....
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is planning to donate some of its Covid-19 vaccines to other nations in a bid to help ramp up their vaccination activities, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, March 10. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said they are eyeing to donate the...
Muntinlupa City’s active Covid-19 cases continued to decrease with one barangay registering zero tally. According to data from the City Health Office (CHO), Muntinlupa’s active cases totaled 23 as of March 8 including four new cases, seven recoveries and zero deaths. A kid belonging to the...
Nearly four million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) It was the largest single-day shipment US made through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility to the...
Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged various countries around the world including the Philippines, the health sector learned a lot in terms of response and is now more prepared to confront future contagions, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 8. A local...
The Muntinlupa City government has fully vaccinated nearly 39,000 minors aged five to 17 years old in the city. Data from the City Health Office showed that as of March 5, 35,981 minors aged 12 to 17 years old have received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine while there are 2,507 kids aged...
A total of 7,083 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Trials Vaccines (STV) in the country have already received their first dose jabs of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reported. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
The expert panel of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 has recommended administering a fourth dose of the vaccine or second booster shot to senior citizens and people with comorbidities. NTF against Covid-19 Adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa on Friday, March 4, said the...
As the country seeks to fully vaccinate 90 million individuals by the end of June, National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special Adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa disclosed they are now in talks with the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) for the possibility of making Covid-19...
As restrictions ease in 39 areas under Alert Level 1 status, the government looks to boost its efforts in vaccinating individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, March 2. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for...
