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DOH detects four more cases of Delta Covid variant

Health authorities have detected four additional cases of the more transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on...

Half of 40-million Pfizer vaccine doses to be used for children

Twenty million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that is part of the 40 million doses the government has secured will be used for children under...

More than 8 million Covid vaccine doses administered in PH

The Philippines has breached the eight-million mark in the number of jabs administered for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Data from the National Vaccination Operations...

Pfizer-BioNTech to supply PH with 40 million vaccines doses

The Philippine government and Pfizer-BioNTech have closed an agreement for the supply for the pharmaceutical firm’s vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) amounting...

Study shows single dose of Moderna vaccine can give 78% protection vs Covid

A single dose of one of the two-shot vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) prevented an estimated 95 percent of new infections among healthcare...

New York City nearing 70% for Covid vaccination

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70 percent of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a...

QC launches night-shift vaccination drive for economic frontliners

The Quezon City government launched on Wednesday its night-shift coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program called "QC Bakuna Nights.” Mayor Joy Belmonte, in a statement...

WHO warns Covid spreading faster than global vaccination

The World Health Organization said that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-190 is spreading faster than the global distribution of vaccines and that while it welcomes...

Novovax reports its Covid vaccine effective vs variants

Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and also protected against variants in a large,...