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(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he wants to be remembered as the health secretary who helped the country beat the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with the NET25-Radyo Agila program “Ano Sa Palagay N’yo?”, Duque said this is the second time that he was called to head the Department of Health, but this time, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the most challenging so far. “For one, I am […]
Duque says immunocompromised to be prioritized for 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) said that it would still have to wait for the recommendation from the World Health Organizaton (WHO) before they could start giving booster shots to the population. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the vaccine supply is no longer an issue. What is the DOH is waiting for is the recommendation of the WHO […]
(Eagle News) — For the second straight day, the Department of Health reported new COVID-19 cases below 7,000 on Monday, Oct. 18. The DOH said 6.943 new virus cases were recorded, while new recoveries were 19,687. This brought the total active cases to just 68,832 or 2.5 percent of total COVID-19 cases. Total Covid recoveries reached 2,617,693, or 96 percent of total cases. New Covid deaths on Monday were 86 bringing total virus fatalities […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has logged over 600 more Delta variant cases, the Department of Health said on Monday, Oct. 18. According to the Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, apart from the 633 Delta variant cases, six Beta variant cases and three Alpha variant cases were found in the 748 samples that underwent genome sequencing on October 16. The DOH official said all cities and the municipality in Metro Manila were found to have […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health said it has vaccinated a total of 1,509 children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities as of 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that so far, the pediatric vaccination had been conducted “very smoothly.” There were rarely any untoward events based on the details reported to the DOH. Adverse events reported so far were four. One was a child whose blood pressure […]
ICU bed utilization rate also decrease to 59 percent in Metro Manila (Eagle News) — The Department of Health recorded 6,913 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Oct. 17, and more recoveries at 10,237. This is the lowest in over two months and the first time that cases dipped below 7,000 since Aug. 3. New COVID-19 cases recorded at the time were at 6,879. Total COVID cases reached 2,720,368 since the pandemic began in March […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Oct. 16, added 7,772 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth straight day that new cases were below 8,000. Total active cases stood at 85,048 or 3.1 percent of the total COVID-19 cases of over 2.7 million since the pandemic began. Most of the COVID-19 cases have recovered at 95.4 percent or 2,587,881. New recoveries were only 1,634. This is much fewer than Friday’s 13,363. New deaths, […]
One hospital per LGU in Metro Manila to be chosen for pediatric A3 vaccination, says DOH Usec Cabotaje (Eagle News) — The Philippine government will expand the pediatric vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities to all local government units in Metro Manila starting October 22. This was after the successful first day of vaccination rollout of more than 1,000 children (1,031) with comorbidites in eight hospitals in the capital region. Health […]
Parents urged to register children eligible for vaccination (Eagle News) – Starting today, Oct 15, children aged 12 to 17 years who have comorbidities would get be vaccinated against COVID-19 in eight hospital sites in Metro Manila, the Department of Health said. The DOH said that that adolescents with comorbidities “are now part of the A3 priority group and will be called ‘Pediatric A3.’” These comorbities could range from cancer, HIV, tuberculosis and other ailments. […]
Total active cases dip below 100k for 2nd straight day (Eagle News)—The Philippines recorded 8,292 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in more than two months, as health officials confirmed the decline in those turning positive for the virus. The last time that new COVID-19 cases were lower than this was on Aug. 5 when new cases reached 8,127 The Department of Health said that active COVID-19 cases are 98,894 as of Monday, Oct. 11. […]
Those with comorbidities to be prioritized; first phase of pilot implementation to start with those aged 15 to 17, followed by 12 to 14 age group Vaccine czar Secretary Carito Galvez Jr., speaking during the Oct. 4 briefing on COVID-19 vaccines. (Screenhot of PCOO/RTVM video/ courtest PCOO/RTVM) (Eagle News) – The Philippine government bared plans for the vaccination of adolescents, saying that the first phase would be the inoculation of those aged 15 to 17 […]
Percentage of active cases at 3.9 percent, one of lowest this year (Eagle News) – New COVID-19 cases in the country as of Tuesday, Oct. 5, reached 9,055, the fourth straight day that new cases have been declining, according to Department of Health data. This is also the first time in about two months that new COVID cases reported were less than 10,000. The last time that new cases were below 10,000 happened on […]
