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Additional 3.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive Thursday in Philippines

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 02:07 PM

The Philippines will receive more than 3.2 million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, the head of the country's inoculation strategy said Wednesday, as the government ramps up its vaccination drive marred by shortages and delays. Read more »

Ano ang maaaring rason kung bakit di nakabalik para sa 2nd dose ang ilang nabakunahan na?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 08:13 AM

Posibleng nagkasakit o na-expose sa COVID-19 ang ilan sa dahilan kaya hindi nakabalik sa second dose ang ilang vaccine recipient sa bansa, ayon sa isang infectious disease expert. Read more »

To prevent 80 pct of COVID-19 deaths, expert says vaccinate over-50s

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 05:19 PM

Inoculating people aged 50 and above can prevent 80 percent of coronavirus-related fatalities in the country, a health expert being consulted by the government's pandemic task force said Wednesday.   Read more »

Philippines misses vaccination targets on elderly, adults with comorbidities

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 03:08 PM

The Philippines missed its target of vaccinating one-fifth of senior citizens and people with comorbidities since it started its inoculation drive in March, a health expert consulted by the government's pandemic task force said Wednesday.   Read more »

No masks for the fully vaccinated? DOH says considering in 'specific bubbles'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 05:13 PM

The Department of Health said Friday it was looking into recommendation to allow fully vaccinated individuals to go out without face masks in "specific bubbles" in a step towards normality. Read more »

Community transmission of variants in NCR Plus? No official word yet from WHO, says DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 04:42 PM

The Department of Health said Friday it was yet to receive an official statement from the World Health Organization regarding the community transmission of COVID-19 variants in the country. Read more »

'COVID cases dropping in NCR Plus, rising in other regions'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 02:12 PM

The Department of Health said Friday it observed a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and its adjacent provinces in the past weeks. Read more »

DOH: Nearly 4.7 million individuals vaccinated so far vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 07:58 AM

The country aims to increase the daily vaccination rate to 500,000 to immunize at least 50 million people against the novel coronavirus. Read more »

Philippines receives additional 500,000 Sinovac vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 02:37 PM

The Philippines on Thursday received an additional 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech. Read more »

'Bumabagal na ang paglaki ng kaso': Duque says Metro Manila at moderate COVID-19 risk

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 11:40 AM

Metro Manila is now at "moderate risk" against the threat of COVID-19, the country's health chief has said, as coronavirus infections in the capital region has slowed down this month. Read more »

Philippine hospitals struggle to cope as more severe COVID-19 wave hits

Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 03:08 PM

Facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia, the Philippines has seen a second wave of infections that is stretching health-care workers in the capital like never before. Read more »

PH expecting nearly 14 million COVID vaccines to arrive in second quarter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 09:15 AM

The Philippines may receive nearly 14 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from 4 pharmaceutical companies within the second quarter this year, the head of the country's inoculation strategy has said. Read more »

Google launches search results page for 'quick, easy' access to reliable COVID-19 info

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 03:31 PM

Google Philippines said Thursday it promotes credible sources and removes misinformation across its various products in order to provide quick and reliable COVID-19 information to Filipinos. Read more »

'Full capacity everywhere': Manila hospitals struggle as virus surges

Allison Jackson and Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 03:23 PM

Long queues at emergency rooms have forced people to drive from one health facility to the next in search of treatment, in a situation described by a hospital official as a "nightmare". Read more »

'Far from excellent': PH gov't urged to step up COVID-19 response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 11:52 AM

The Philippines must step up its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a senator said Wednesday, criticizing the government for praising themselves while the country is facing a sharp spike of infections. Read more »

Solon proposes 'household lockdowns' vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 03:31 PM

A lawmaker on Monday proposed "household lockdowns" following a surge in COVID-19 cases that pushed many hospitals further to their limits. Read more »

Expert flags 'inconsistent' reporting of COVID-19 deaths, bed occupancy in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 10:33 AM

A data analyst on Monday flagged "inconsistent" reporting of the Department of Health on COVID-19 related fatalities and hospital bed occupancy in the country. Read more »

Galvez: PH could reach up to 3 million COVID-19 inoculations per week by June

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 12:25 PM

Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday said the government intends to rapidly increase the number of inoculations to curb the pandemic.   Read more »

DOH expands modular hospitals as COVID-19 cases surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 01:24 PM

The Department of Health is expanding modular health facilities in Metro Manila to cope with the COVID-19 surge that is putting a strain on hospitals in the capital region, a health official said Wednesday. Read more »

Philippines' worsening COVID-19 crisis due to 'leadership problem': Leachon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 10:44 AM

The worsening COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines where daily infections have reached more than 9,000 in the past several days can be attributed to leaders' failed response to the crisis, a public health expert said Monday. Read more »