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Mutation of Delta variant may be more transmissible

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed on Friday (Oct. 22) that the Delta variant sub-lineage (Delta AY.4.2) was designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) on Oct. 20, 2021, and has been given the official name VUI-21OCT-01.

Cebu to allow fully vaxxed street vendors’ daily operations

Around 1,500 street vendors in Cebu City may be able to return to their daily operations after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) gave its approval on the...

LPP pres: Alert levels studied, provinces seek more time

Marinduque Gov. Presbitero Jose Velasco Jr. on Friday (Oct. 22) said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and experts have studied the alert level system...

Pediatric vaccination 2nd phase starts with more venues

More hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) have started the inoculation of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old, according to National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., on Friday.

326 minors get COVID-19 jabs in Marikina

A total of 326 minors in Marikina City got inoculated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as some local government units in Metro Manila rolled out the second phase of vaccination for children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities on Friday.

PH gets over 1-M doses of Pfizer vaccines; gov’t ramps up vaccination of minors

The Philippines received another shipment of 1,014,390 doses of government-procured Pfizer vaccines, as the country ramps up the vaccination of the youth sector. Of the latest vaccine shipment, 813,150 doses were allocated...

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