The Philippines registered on Monday, Jan. 10 another record-high tally of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases at 33,169. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19...
A group of medical doctors and private citizens called out the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in its recent move to reduce the mobility of people who are unvaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
More than 2.7 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recently donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines. **media Through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, US donated an additional 2,703,870 doses of the Pfizer vaccines...
Her whole family got the virus Karen Davila is now on her seventh day in home quarantine, posting that life goes on as she works from home for her show ANC Headstart, and takes care of her two boys Lucas and David. Husband DJ is already back at work. @iamkarendavila The mom-of-two posted three days...
The Quezon City government on Monday, Jan.10, announced that it will open additional vaccination sites to cater to more unvaccinated individuals and those who want to get their booster shots. The local government will now have 36 regular vaccination sites, 21 special or pop-up sites, and 16 mall or...
Megastar Sharon Cuneta tested COVID-19 negative. However, her husband Kiko Pangilinan wasn't so lucky. He tested positive. Sharon shared recently via Instagram: "...somehow. Last night, I tested negative on my Antigen. Kiko tested positive on his PCR test results." "This morning, all of us at home...
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Some 250,000 Israelis have received the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the country began offering it to the elders and medical personnel a week ago, the prime minister said on Sunday. "Almost a quarter of a million people have been vaccinated with the fourth...
The Quezon City local government on Sunday, Jan. 9 announced that they have opened the booking of appointment for COVID-19 booster shots for individuals aged 12-17. According to the Facebook post of the city government, booster shots will be given to individuals who received their second dose 3...
All the coronavirus disease vaccines that were damaged in areas hit by typhoon “Odette” last month will be replaced by the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, a government official assured Sunday, Jan. 9. A total of 2,703,870 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 on...
COVID-19 vaccination advocate Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday, Jan. 8 agree with many members of the legal profession that the Duterte administration’s policy of arresting unvaccinated citizens who will refuse to heed stay-at-home orders might poses a difficult legal issue to resolve....
Omicron variant of COVID-19 Could the Omicron coronavirus variant act as a "natural vaccine" and be the "beginning of an end" of the COVID-19 pandemic? The Department of Health (DOH) and some local medical experts disapproved of this notion. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire pointed out...
More than 300 participants of the country’s “Mix and Match” (MnM) study have already received their first dose of Sinovac vaccine, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 7. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) The 18 month-long study seeks to...
