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Davao City to launch ‘bakuna nights’ for second-dose Sinovac recipients

Davao City plans to launch a two-day dry run of its “Bakuna Nights” vaccination campaign on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24, a Davao City health official said on Wednesday (Sept. 22).

DILG suggests wearing vax cards like IDs

DILG Undersecretary Martin Diño suggested the wearing of vaccination cards for easy verification of an individual’s vaccination status, particularly when entering some establishments and dine-in restaurants during the Laging Handa public briefing on Wednesday (Sept. 22).

Angeles City imposes strict ‘no home quarantine’ policy

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The Angeles city government is strictly implementing the “no home quarantine” policy for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients to avoid transmission of the infection among members of households.

OCTA: NCR reproduction rate down to 1.03

The reproduction number of COVID-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) has declined from 1.33 to 1.03 during the first week of the alert level system pilot implementation in the region,...

FDA: COVID-19 vax spray not yet OK’d

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said there are no approved COVID-19 nasal spray products yet amid reports that these are being offered for sale in the country.

DOH: Case fatality rate lower even with threefold increase in cases

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday (Sept. 22) reported a decrease in the 2021 case fatality rate (CFR) among COVID-19 cases despite cases increasing threefold, comparing 2021 and 2020 cases.

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