Protecting children’s lives through vaccines
When the five-month-old son of Marissa Santos had recovered from measles, more commonly known as “tigdas,” Santos thought that that ...
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EU to okay first vax for Omicron variant
The European Union’s (EU) drug regulator is on Thursday expected to authorize the first COVID-19 vaccines for the Omicron variant, ...
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DOH admits over 20.6 million doses of COVID vax wasted
More than 20.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have either expired or remain unused, the Department of Health (DOH) said ...
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Long lines in New York for monkeypox vaccine
By Andréa Bambino On a hot Sunday afternoon in New York, the epicenter of the US monkeypox outbreak, a long ...
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DOH looking at dengue vaccines as cases increase
Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH is looking into dengue vaccines as cases rise across the country. ...
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Long wait over as US vaccinates youngest against Covid
By Joseph Prezioso with Issam Ahmed in Washington US hospitals, clinics and pharmacies began vaccinating the nation's youngest children against ...
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WTO seeks shot in the arm with COVID jab IP idea
The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to ...
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DOH eyes purchase of antivirals, vaccines against monkeypox
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it was eyeing the purchase of antivirals and vaccines against monkey pox. ...
Read moreGovernment adviser sees PH losing P40 billion with expiring vaccines
An economic advisor to the government on Wednesday said expiring COVID-19 vaccines would result in a loss of P40 billion ...
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SM Hotel Properties in Iloilo, Bacolod donate life-saving COVID-19 vaccines
In response to the call for solidarity in these uncertain times, Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo and Park Inn by ...
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