Health

NKTI logs 89 leptospirosis cases since Nov. 12

The number of cases of leptospirosis has risen at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) almost three weeks after the flooding incidents brought about by Typhoon Ulysses. Out of the 163...

Presidential Spokesperson on the SWS Survey on COVID-19 vaccine

We are pleased with the results the Social Weather Stations (SWS) National Mobile Phone Survey, conducted last September 17-20, 2020, showing 66% of adult Filipinos are willing to get the COVID-19...

Davao City reverts to GCQ

The City of Davao is placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) effective immediately until November 30, 2020, following the rise of COVID-19 cases in the city. Melquiades Feliciano, Deputy Chief Implementer of...

Galvez is new vaccine czar

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has formally appointed National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Chief Implementer Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. as Vaccine Czar. His primary responsibility is to purchase, negotiate and distribute...

FDA warns vs COVID-19 vaccine sold in markets

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine being sold in the market. The FDA has received reports on COVID-19 vaccines being...

Nothing wrong with necklace air purifiers – DOH

Health experts do not see any problem with the use of necklace air purifiers as an additional health protection. “I don’t know really how it works pero kung sakali (but if ever),...

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