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'Minimal evidence' COVID-19 can be transmitted via blood transfusion: DOH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 06:28 PM

There is insufficient evidence to prove that COVID-19 may be transmitted through blood transfusions, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday. Read more »

Philippines logs 6,426 new COVID-19 cases

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 04:00 PM

The Philippines on Monday recorded 6,426 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest number of fresh cases in four days, bringing the total coronavirus infections in the country to 1,322,053. Read more »

Philippines vaccinates 127,000 essential workers vs COVID-19

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 12:51 PM

The Philippines has vaccinated 127,614 workers a week since the national government began inoculating Filipinos employed in essential sectors.   Read more »

Visayas, Mindanao 'showing faster increase' in new COVID-19 cases: DOH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 12:37 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said Visayas and Mindanao have been "showing faster increase" in the number of new COVID-19 cases. Read more »

DOH denies Davao City is new epicenter of COVID-19 in the Philippines

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 10:34 AM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said Davao City should not be considered as the new epicenter of COVID-19 in the Philippines, despite the rise of fresh cases in the Mindanaoan city. Read more »

16 to 17-year-olds with comorbidity can get COVID-19 vaccine: DOH

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Updated as of Jun 08 08:27 AM

The Philippines needs to procure 60 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses should government include children in its inoculation program, government said. Read more »

DOH to send more funds, medical supply to Mindanao amid COVID surge

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 01:38 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) is preparing to send more medicine, personal protective equipment, and additional funds to hospitals in COVID-19 hotspots in Mindanao where COVID infections continue to rise, an official said Monday.    Read more »

Philippines begins 'phased implementation' of COVID-19 vaccination for workers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 04:27 PM

The Philippines on Monday began the "phased implementation" of the vaccination of workers in essential industries, focusing on the National Capital Region and 8 other areas with high COVID-19 cases. Read more »

DOH looking for means to verify vaccination status of inbound travelers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 02:47 PM

In a public press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said they will have to craft a system which will verify the vaccination status of an inbound passenger who have taken their jabs elsewhere.  Read more »

89 porsiyentong Pinoy patuloy na nangangamba sa COVID-19: survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 06:58 PM

Nasa 89 porsiyento ng mga Pilipino ang patuloy na nangangambang tatamaan sila ng COVID-19, ayon sa survey.    Read more »

DOH says not strict on where people get COVID shots after Gibo's Davao inoculation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 04:08 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said the Philippines' COVID-19 vaccination program was "not so strict" on where a person is inoculated after former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro was jabbed in Davao City. Read more »

Fear of side effects top reason for PH vaccine hesitancy: DOH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 04:35 PM

Possible side effects of COVID-19 vaccines remain as the top reasons why several Filipinos are still hesitant to be inoculated against the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Read more »

No need to panic over hybrid virus variant in Vietnam: DOH

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 03:04 PM

MANILA – Filipinos need not panic over news of a hybrid coronavirus variant reported in Vietnam, the Department of Health said Monday.  Read more »

DOH to craft guidelines on vaccinating health workers' relatives vs COVID-19

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 02:52 PM

MANILA— The Department of Health will be crafting guidelines for vaccinating relatives of health care workers against COVID-19 as the country's supply remains limited, an official said Saturday. 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 »

DOH mulls giving incentives to boost vaccination rate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 03:36 PM

The Department of Health said Friday it was considering giving incentives to help boost the country's vaccination rate, as nearly 4.7 million people were so far inoculated against COVID-19. Read more »

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

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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 to get 40 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by Q3 of 2021: DOH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 03:37 PM

About 40 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate are expected to be delivered to the Philippines by the third quarter of 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday. Read more »