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Seniors, health workers in NCR get 2nd COVID booster

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 06:57 PM

Dozens of senior citizens and health workers flocked to different vaccination sites in Metro Manila to avail of their second COVID booster shots. Read more »

Long COVID symptoms often overlooked in seniors

Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News
Posted at May 19 04:06 PM

Long covid refers to ongoing or new health problems that occur at least four weeks after a covid infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more »

Health workers, seniors nagsimula nang makakuha ng ika-2 booster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 02:55 PM

Umarangkada na ngayong Huwebes ang pagbabakuna ng ikalawang COVID-19 booster shots sa mga healthcare worker at senior citizen sa Metro Manila. Read more »

COVID cases spike expected in areas with low vaxx rate: expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 02:30 PM

COVID-19 cases in areas with low vaccination rate are expected to rise following the detection of more omicron BA.2.12.1 cases, an infectious disease expert said Thursday. Read more »

3 Iloilo City patients recover from BA.2.12.1: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 12:42 PM

Three patients in Iloilo City who caught the omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 have all recovered, Mayor Jerry Treñas said Thursday. Read more »

How better ventilation can help ‘COVID-proof’ your home

Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
Updated as of May 19 11:30 AM

To understand why good ventilation can make a difference, it helps to understand how the novel coronavirus spreads. Read more »

Public warned vs. threat of new variants of concern

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 01:56 AM

Health officials have been seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases in seven cities in Metro Manila. Read more »

WHO: Omicron, sublineages maaaring magdulot ng malalang sakit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 07:44 PM

Sinabi ng isang eksperto na dapat paigtingin ang pag-iingat para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng virus. Read more »

Ikalawang booster, puwede na sa health workers, seniors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 07:31 PM

Puwede nang tumanggap ng pangalawang booster dose kontra COVID-19 ang mga health worker at senior citizen, sabi ng Department of Health. Read more »

COVID testing in Taiwan as infections surge

Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA-EFE
Posted at May 18 05:11 PM

Cars line up at a drive-through COVID-19 testing facility next to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday. Read more »

Agri monitoring 'looming food crisis' in Philippines

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 03:21 PM

The food crisis may start to be felt in the second half of the year when input prices soar and supplies run short in the global market. Read more »

Iloilo to ramp up booster drive amid new cases of BA.2.12.1

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 02:39 PM

Iloilo City is planning to ramp up its COVID-19 booster program after 3 cases of the omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant were found in the region. Read more »

'mRNA vaccine effect vs omicron halved after 3 months'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 02:30 PM

The efficacy of messenger RNA booster shots against the omicron COVID-19 variant wane to 50 percent after 3 months, an expert said. Read more »

Govt urged: Ramp up vaccinations, stock up on antivirals

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 09:34 AM

Government must intensify its surveillance of COVID-19 cases, ramp up its vaccination program, and stock up on antivirals in preparation for a possible rise in infections, a health advocate said Wednesday. Read more »

China finds 1st case of Omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant

Josephine Ma, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 18 08:02 AM

China’s first case of the new Omicron subvariant has been found after a passenger who arrived in the country on April 23 tested positive for BA.2.12.1. Read more »

The lowdown on nutribun

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 10:59 PM

How did nutribun become a household name and why is it associated with Ferdinand Marcos Sr's regime? Read more »

Philippines logs 110 new COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 11:46 PM

The Philippines recorded 110 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, data from the Department of Health showed. Read more »

Mga kaso ng BA.2.12.1 nadagdagan pa: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 08:39 PM

Kinumpirma ng Department of Health na may local transmission na ng BA.2.12.1 sublineage ng omicron variant. Read more »

Pamahalaan hinikayat na palawigin ang pagbibigay ng 2nd COVID booster shot

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 08:27 PM

Umapela si Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion sa pamahalaan na gamitin din sa Pilipinas ang guidelines ng US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention para sa pagbabakuna ng ikalawang booster shot kontra COVID. Read more »

North Korea reports 269,500 fever cases amid COVID spread

Kyodo News
Posted at May 17 04:19 PM

North Korea on Tuesday reported more than 269,500 new cases of fever and six more deaths in the past day as suspected coronavirus cases continue to spread rapidly in the country. Read more »