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PH reports 3,694 fresh COVID-19 cases

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Posted at Oct 28 07:34 PM

The Philippines on Thursday announced 3,694 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the country's total to 2,772,491, data from the health department showed. Read more »

Near-expiry COVID-19 vaccines already deployed, says DOH

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Posted at Oct 28 01:29 PM

The Department of Health has deployed all near-expiry Moderna vaccines bought by the private sector, an official said Thursday. Read more »

PH targets over 9M kids for COVID shots by yearend: DOH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 02:12 PM

The Philippines aims to vaccinate against COVID-19 at least 80 percent of 12 million children before yearend, the Department of Health said Thursday as it targets to inoculate more elderly and build confidence in the resumption of in-person classes. Read more »

Gov't says Bloomberg COVID resiliency survey 'biased'

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Updated as of Oct 28 05:11 PM

The COVID-19 resiliency ranking of Bloomberg where the Philippines again ranked last is "practically unfair" and "biased towards Western countries." Read more »

PH wants more vaccinators for COVID-19 jabs of minors

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Updated as of Oct 28 10:12 AM

The government is planning to hire more vaccinators as the Philippines gets ready to jab minors aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19, the Department of Health said Thursday. Read more »

PH records 3,218 new COVID-19 cases, lowest since May

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 05:09 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday announced 3,218 new COVID-19 cases, the third straight day it fell below 5,000, raising the country's total to 2,768,849, data from DOH showed. Read more »

'Significant' vaccine hesitancy noted in VisMin: OCTA

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Posted at Oct 27 02:05 PM

There is 'significant' hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine in Visayas and Mindanao, OCTA Research said Wednesday. Read more »

Philippines to start nationwide vaccination of minors on Nov 3

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Updated as of Oct 27 01:23 PM

The Philippines will begin the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 on November 5, the Department of Health said Wednesday. Read more »

DSWD: 64 cases of child online sex abuse this year

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 07:46 AM

According to the DSWD, 138 cases were reported to them in 2019, 129 in 2020 and 64 this year until September. Read more »

PH logs 4,393 new COVID cases; death toll tops 42,000

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 04:44 PM

The DOH on Tuesday announced 4,393 new COVID-19 cases, citing lower laboratory output last Sunday, as the death toll breached the 42,000-mark. Read more »

Why some vaccine brands are preferred as boosters for other brands

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 02:19 PM

An expert said that whenever possible, booster shots should be of the same brand as the earlier vaccines received. Read more »

LIST: COVID-19 vaccines recommended for booster shots

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Updated as of Oct 25 06:31 PM

The Department of Health has approved the recommendation of an experts' panel for COVID-19 booster shots for priority sectors. Read more »

Philippines records 4,405 fresh COVID-19 cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 04:15 PM

The Philippines on Monday announced 4,405 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the country's total to over 2,761,307, data from the health department showed. Read more »

Philippines records first case of B.1.1.318 variant

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 10:54 AM

The Philippines has detected 380 more cases of the Delta variant as well as one case of the B.1.1.318 variant first detected in Mauritius. Read more »

Almost 10,000 minors with comorbidities get COVID shot in PH

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Posted at Oct 25 02:44 PM

The Philippines has already vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 9,928 minors with health risks, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

Dolomite beach overcrowding violates IATF rules: DOH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 01:42 PM

The overcrowding of people in Manila Bay's dolomite beach over the weekend is a violation of IATF rules, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

Philippines now 'low-risk' for COVID-19: DOH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 12:54 PM

The Philippines is now 'low-risk' for COVID-19 following the decline of fresh infections in the past two weeks, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

Gov't urged: Allow private schools to resume in-person classes

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Updated as of Oct 25 09:36 AM

Government is urged to include private schools in the resumption of face-to-face classes, a senator said Monday. Read more »

Philippines' decline in daily COVID cases due to wide vaccination: OCTA

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 12:15 PM

The Philippines' daily COVID-19 cases have declined due to the country reaching population protection, OCTA Research said Sunday. Read more »

Expert: Focus on hospitalizations amid COVID decline

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Posted at Oct 22 08:45 AM

An expert told the public to be ‘cautiously optimistic’ as the number of COVID-19 cases decline in the country. Read more »