#COVID-19

FDA grants compassionate permit for ivermectin to 2 more hospitals

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a compassionate special permit to two more hospitals for the use of ivermectin on covid-19 patients. However, the FDA did not name the hospitals. There...

DOH: We are open to healthcare system renationalization

The Department of Health (DOH) and several lawmakers are looking into the possibility of renationalizing the country’s healthcare system. According to Dr. Beverly Ho of the DOH Health Promotion Bureau, the department...

5,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for A4 minimum wage earners and OFWs on Labor Day

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, approved the request of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be used during...

2 OFWs dead, 20 other Filipinos infected by covid-19 in India

India has recorded over 300,000 daily covid-19 cases within a few days, while a total of 195,123 deaths were logged by the World Health Organization (WHO) as of Monday (April 26). In...

DOH eyes homecare kit distribution for asymptomatic, mild covid-19 cases

The Department of Health (DOH) plans to distribute homecare kits for asymptomatic individuals and those experiencing mild symptoms of covid-19. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a briefing...

Doctors back distribution of homecare kits for covid-19 patients

Medical doctors have expressed support for the government’s plan to distribute homecare packages to asymptomatic and mild-case covid-19 patients amid the high utilization rate of hospitals and facilities. Dr. Patrick Moral, a...

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