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Pagluluwag sa quarantine status sa NCR Plus, 'di pa napapanahon: Leachon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 01:33 PM

Dapat na manatili muna sa kasalukuyang heightened general community quarantine ang NCR Plus at sabayan ng malawakang pagbabakuna para tuluyang mapababa ang kaso ng COVID-19 dahil patuloy pa rin ang mga kaso ng sakit sa iba't ibang bahagi ng bansa, ayon sa isang public health expert.    Read more »

Green lane para sa mga vaccinated traveler papasok ng bansa 'di makatutulong : Leachon

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Posted at May 29 01:16 PM

MAYNILA - Hindi umano makakatulong sa ngayon ang panukalang magkaroon ng green lane para sa mga vaccinated traveler, ayon sa isang public health expert.   Read more »

Gov't orders LGUs: Halt COVID vaccine brand announcements

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Updated as of May 20 03:24 PM

The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Thursday directed all local government units to refrain from announcing the brand of vaccines to be used in a particular vaccination center following the recommendation of the Department of Health. Read more »

Brand ng bakunang ituturok di na dapat i-anunsiyo: DOH, eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 07:42 PM

Nagpayo sa local government units (LGU) ang Department of Health (DOH) at isang eksperto na huwag nang isapubliko ang brand ng bakunang nakatakdang iturok sa mga residente. Read more »

Expert backs Pfizer jabs for students, Sinovac for essential workers

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Posted at May 19 10:13 AM

A public health expert on Wednesday proposed that government allocate Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines to high school students and Sinovac jabs to essential workers. Read more »

5 years to herd immunity? Expert backs 'brandless' vaccinations, NCR plus prioritization

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 11:53 AM

A public health expert on Wednesday urged government to prioritize economic hub Metro Manila and nearby provinces in achieving herd immunity and discouraged local officials from announcing available COVID-19 vaccine brands to avoid superspreader events. Read more »

Government urged to distribute COVID-19 vaccine stock to private sector for faster rollout

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 11:34 AM

The government should speed up its coronavirus vaccination efforts and tap the help of the private sector, a former adviser to the government's coronavirus task force said Wednesday, as millions of vaccine shots near expiration.  Read more »

Babaeng nag-self medicate ng ivermectin dinapuan pa rin ng COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 10:26 PM

Isang 57 taong gulang na umiinom ng ivermectin sa payo ng mga kaibigan ang nagkaroon ng COVID-19 at naospital.  Read more »

Ivermectin prescriptions an ethics breach, says doctor

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Posted at May 03 10:37 AM

Doctors prescribing oral formulation of anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as treatment for COVID-19 could be held liable for violation of medical ethics, a public health expert said Monday.   Read more »

'Mas magandang ikumpara ang PH sa mga bansang may mabuting pandemic response'

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Posted at Apr 29 10:05 PM

Saang bansa mabuting ihambing ang lagay ng Pilipinas pagdating sa pandemic response? Read more »

PH unlikely to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 in 6 months: former gov't adviser

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 07:21 PM

The Philippines may not be able to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus by the latter part of the year, an independent health advocate said Tuesday, citing the current pace in the rollout of the vaccine in the country. Read more »

Ilang health advocates di kumbinsido sa epekto ng 2-week ECQ sa NCR Plus

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Posted at Apr 12 07:47 PM

May mga sumita sa 2 linggong ECQ sa NCR Plus dahil tila wala naman daw malaking pagbabago na naidulot ito.  Read more »

Door-to-door ECQ aid release may not suit large cities, towns: DILG official

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Updated as of Apr 10 10:25 AM

MANILA - Distributing the national government’s lockdown assistance is a struggle and difficult in areas with a large population like Quezon City. Read more »

AstraZeneca blood clot risk 'small' vs benefits: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 11:55 AM

The public is urged to get inoculated against COVID-19 with any available vaccine and get medical clearance if they are prone to blood clots, a public health advocate said Thursday. Read more »

Mass testing 'cornerstone' to reopening economy, says expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 10:11 AM

The Philippines must conduct at least 50,000 to 100,000 daily COVID-19 tests as mass testing is the "cornerstone" in reopening the economy, a public health advocate said Thursday. Read more »

Ex-IATF adviser Leachon lists suggestions to slow down COVID-19 surge in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 04:31 AM

Dr. Tony Leachon said it was important to conduct 100,000 tests daily, and the current testing capacity at 26,000 was not enough. 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 »

Government told to consider MECQ, beef up mass testing to slow down COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 12:27 PM

The government must consider placing COVID-19 hotspots under lockdown anew, a health expert said, as the number of daily new cases soared to a record-high of 9,838.  Read more »

Philippines can curb new COVID-19 cases in 3 months if...

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 11:32 AM

MANILA - A health expert on Thursday said the Philippines can abate its daily COVID-19 cases, amid a worrying spike in new infections, if government ramps up its vaccination efforts "without rest for three months".  Read more »

Trust FDA, experts on Sinovac emergency use approval: pro-vaccine group

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Updated as of Feb 23 11:01 AM

The public must trust the Food and Drug Administration and the vaccine expert panel in its decision to approve Chinese inoculation Sinovac for emergency use but not recommend it for healthworkers, a pro-vaccination group said Tuesday. Read more »