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Japan PM Suga cancels visit to PH due to Covid-19 pandemic

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has announced that the Office of Japan Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide cancelled his visit to the country this month because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Roque said this decision...

PGH Covid-19 beds 90% occupied

The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Wednesday (April 21) reported that the occupancy rate of its Covid-19 beds has reached 90 percent. According to PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario, 220 out...

DICT launches VIMS to aid government’s Covid-19 vaccination program

By NG Seruela The Department of Information Communications Technology (DICT) has launched the Vaccine Information Management System (VIMS) to serve as the information system for the vaccination rollout. In the Laging Handa public...

Manila LGU rolls out home service vaccination for bedridden residents

The Manila local government unit’s (LGU) Health Department (MHD) conducted on April 16 house-to-house Covid-19 vaccination for individuals who cannot physically go to vaccination sites, as part of the national vaccination...

PRRD orders FDA to lead ops against illegal transactions of ivermectin

By NG Seruela President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday (April 21) directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lead operations against the illegal trading and dispensing of ivermectin. In a statement, Presidential...

EMA: Janssen vaccine benefits outweigh risks of side effects

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Tuesday (April 20) that its safety committee (PRAC) concluded that the “overall benefit-risk remains positive” for the Janssen vaccine, while also recommending that a warning be included in the vaccine’s product information.

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