Monkeypox can be halted, says WHO, PH DOH
Geneva—The monkeypox outbreaks in non-endemic countries can be contained and human-to-human transmission of the virus stopped, the World Health Organization ...
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COVID cases up 9.9%, critical ones also increase
The country’s daily new COVID-19 cases were up 9.9 percent and the number of severe and critical patients increased in ...
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DOH, partner mark Int’l AIDS memorial
The Department of Health (DOH) and Network Plus, the umbrella organization of more than 50 People Living with Human Immunodeficiency ...
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US CDC opens country office for PH in Manila
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially opened this month a new country office in Manila as ...
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Polls aftermath: COVID surge
Expert sees spike anytime as PH logs highest new cases since May 1 A surge in COVID-19 cases is expected ...
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Pinoy traveler from M. East positive for Omicron variant
The country has detected a case of the Omicron subvariant BA.4, considered a variant of concern which can either spread ...
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DOH, FDA urged to expand 2nd booster criteria
A party list congressman on Saturday urged the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) to ...
Read moreDOH: Another COVID surge possible
A senior Department of Health official warned Thursday of a possibility of another COVID-19 surge if a new immune-escaping variant ...
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DOH okays 2nd booster for elderly, frontliners
Health workers and the elderly may now receive a second booster against COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. ...
Read moreTransmission of Omicron variant confirmed—DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said it has detected local transmission of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 as ...
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