DOH, FDA: No reason to halt AstraZeneca rollout
THE Department of Health and the Food and Drug Administration see no need to stop the rollout of the AstraZenecca vaccines amid the decision of a few countries in the
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B.A. Journalism
Stay alert, DOH cautions public
THE Department of Health yesterday confirmed additional 52 cases of the B.1.351 or South African COVID-19 variant and 31 of B.1.1.7 or the UK variant. Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque
Get tested for COVID, Gordon urges public
SENATOR Richard J. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, along with government officials and health experts reminded the public to exercise “extraordinary diligence” in getting tested for
PH, UAE sign labor pact
THE Department of Labor and Employment yesterday announced that the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic agreement on greater protection for Filipino household service workers (HSWs). Labor
Sinovac vaccine rollout put on hold
THE Department of Health and the National Task Force Against COVID-19 announced that the rollout schedule of coronavirus vaccine doses from China’s Sinovac has not been set as immunization experts
No final sked yet for China vaccine rollout
THE Department of Health and the National Task Force Against COVID-19 announced that the rollout schedule of coronavirus vaccine doses from China’s Sinovac has not been set as immunization experts
DOH confirms COVID mutations in C. Visayas
THE Department of Health (DOH) yesterday confirmed the detection of COVID-19 mutations of potential clinical significance in samples from Central Visayas. Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III said the mutations
DOH: 8 more with UK variant
THE Department of Health (DOH) yesterday bared that eight more cases of the new COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant (UK variant) had been detected. The DOH said based on the bio-surveillance the
Voter registration on saturdays to start in february–Comelec
WITH the upcoming national and local elections in 2022, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday announced voter registration for the said polls will now be conducted even on Saturdays. Comelec
Pope Francis assures support for CBCP
POPE Francis has called on Philippine bishops to continue their efforts in giving concrete witness to “evangelical charity” amid the prevailing coronavirus pandemic. In his message for the Catholic Bishops’