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Taguig turns vax hub into ‘carnival’ as jabs for kids kick off

The Taguig City government turned some of its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination hubs into a "superhero carnival" center as it officially rolled out the jabs for children aged 5 to 11 years old on Monday (Feb. 7).

Central Visayas logs 161 COVID-19 deaths among minors since 2020

A total of 161 deaths among children were recorded in Central Visayas from April 2020 to January 2022, data from the Department of Health in Region 7 (DOH 7) said. Of the...

Gov’t to decide on next alert levels; expert says ‘too early’ for Alert Level 1

An infectious disease expert on Monday (Feb. 7) said it may still be “too early” to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under a more relaxed Alert Level 1. In the Laging...

COVID-19 vaccination of 5 to 11 years old begins in PH

 The Philippines on Monday (Feb. 7) began administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 11 years old as it expands its vaccination program to younger age groups. Based on Department of...

DTI: 100-K to 200-K more jobs eyed under Alert Level 2

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday (Feb. 7) said around 100,000 to 200,000 jobs are set to return to the labor market with the National Capital Region’s (NCR) de-escalation to Alert Level 2.

6-K new cases, 16-K recoveries bring active cases to 116-K

The Department of Health on Monday (Feb. 7) reported 6,835 new COVID-19 cases and 16,330 recoveries, bringing the total active case count to 116,720. To date, there have been 3,616,387 total confirmed...

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