Amid an increase of Covid-19 cases, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go renewed his call for Filipinos not to be complacent and to continue to follow health protocols and, if eligible, to get vaccinated. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said it is critical to...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Rolando Uy asked health workers here not to miss a single home when they do a house-to-house vaccination drive. DEPARTMENT of Health Undersecretary Beverly Lorraine Ho vaccinates a child during the kick-off ceremony of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine...
LUCENA CITY – The SM City here is one of the sites for the Chikiting Ligtas Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) which will be conducted the whole month of May. The immunization program is in cooperation with Healthy Pilipinas, United Nations...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday, April 27, called on the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units (LGUs) to come up with concrete strategies and interventions to reduce the number of children who have not received any routine vaccine. Binay said targeting zero-dose children and...
(Photo from the official Facebook page of Governor Daniel R. Fernando) Bulacan Gov. Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Gov. Alexis C. Castro led the orientation on Measles Rubella Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) of 1,138 Barangay Captains and Sangguniang Kabataan...
The Philippines' Covid-19 vaccination program is still aligned with the latest recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on the use of Covid-19 vaccine. DOH Officer-in-Charge and Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they already...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday, March 9 called on the Department of Health (DOH) to launch a re-intensified campaign on the government’s Covid-19 vaccination program to prevent the country from further wasting doses of primary vaccines and booster shots. Tolentino pointed out that...
The Philippine government must be quick on its feet to secure its supply of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines for the local hogs industry. (Unsplash) "Sana ay umaksyon agad ang pamahalaan para makakuha ng supply at maipamahagi ito sa ating mga stakeholder sa lalong madaling panahon (Hopefully our...
Citing the 30 percent uptick in human rabies deaths last year, Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo is pushing for the implementation of "more aggressive pet vaccination programs" in the country. (Unsplash) “We need more aggressive pet vaccination programs. We also have to improve treatment...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Feb. 20 a total of 895 new Covid-19 cases were recorded during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 128 which is 19 percent lower than the cases on Feb. 6 to Feb. 12. DOH recorded...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has renewed his call for fellow Filipinos to be vigilant and to strictly adhere to the government’s minimum health protocols following the discovery of a new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, also known as “Kraken,” in the country. The Department of Health (DOH),...
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,...
