#COVID-19

IATF-EID creates TWG on COVID-19 variants

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has created a technical working group on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) variants in accordance with the order of...

Cagayan COVID cases rising, ready to purchase vaccines

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cagayan Province has been rising, according to authorities. As of afternoon of January 6, there are 1,346 total number of cases with 123 remaining active. The...

Testing Czar: Validation result on saliva testing to be released ASAP

The validation result on saliva testing for Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is expected to be released at the soonest time possible. According to Testing Czar Secretary Vince Dizon, in accordance with...

WHO: Vaccine readiness criteria ‘in place’ in PH

Some necessary parameters in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country have already been established in the Philippines, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Country Representative Dr. Socorro...

FDA to decide Pfizer application status on Jan. 10

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo announced in a briefing that the FDA is set to decide on January 10 if the Pfizer Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine...

HK detects new COVID-19 variant in passenger from PH

A passenger from the Philippines tested positive in Hong Kong for the new variant of COVID-19, authorities reported. Chuang Shuk-kwan, the chief of communicable disease branch of the Center for Health Protection,...

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