The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday (Nov. 26) urged African health authorities to intensify COVID-19 prevention measures amid the emergence of a new variant that World Health Organization classified as a "variant of concern."
The newly-discovered Omicron variant of COVID-19 in South Africa has raised fears about the global trajectory of the pandemic, while some countries including the United States have raced to impose travel restrictions on southern African countries.
More Filipinos receiving primary doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is the best step for the gradual reopening of the economy and safe resumption of face-to-face classes, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 medical consultant Dr. Ma. Paz Corrales said Saturday (Nov. 27).
Around 40,200 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses have been delivered to Sulu in preparation for the inoculation of minors ages 12 to 17 years-old.
This is in line with the first round of...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as a variant of concern (VOC).
The WHO said the Omicron variant which was reported to the...
The Philippine government announced on Saturday (Nov. 27) that there will be another three-day national vaccination drive that will take place from Dec. 15 to 17 in a bid to fully vaccinate 54 million Filipinos before the end of the year.
