Delta Plus not yet a variant of concern: expert

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The Delta Plus variant that has spread from India to 11 countries with 200 cases is not yet a variant of concern (VOC), a health expert said on Saturday.

In a televised public briefing of Laging...

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Smokers warned of severe case of Covid-19

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A Department of Health (DOH)-Region 7 official on Thursday urged local government units (LGU) to ramp up the campaign against smoking amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

In a...

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Spanish study finds mixing Pfizer, AstraZeneca jabs effective

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Vaccinating coronavirus patients who have received the AstraZeneca jab with the Pfizer vaccine is safe and effective, according to preliminary results from a Spanish study published Tuesday.

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DOH confirms UK Covid-19 variant now in PH

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The Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) on Wednesday confirmed the detection of the B.1.1.7. SARS-CoV-2 variant (UK variant) in the country after samples from a...

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Mga medical frontliner sa Romblon, nais magpabakuna

Written by Paul Jaysent Fos | Romblon News

Maraming mga health care workers sa probinsya ng Romblon ang nais magpabakuna kontra sa Covid-19 base sa masterlist na kinuha sa iba't ibang rural health unit at ospital sa lalawigan.

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Lola sa Romblon na tinamaan ng Covid-19, nasawi

Written by Paul Jaysent Fos | Romblon News

Nadagdagan ngayong Martes ang bilang ng mga Romblomanon na nasawi dahil sa coronavirus disease 2019 o Covid-19, ayon sa ulat na nilabas ng Romblon Rural Health Unit.

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Baby sa Romblon, tinamaan ng Covid-19

Written by Paul Jaysent Fos | Romblon News

Isang 10 buwang gulang na batang babae mula sa bayan ng Romblon, Romblon ang pinakabagong kaso ng Covid-19 sa probinsya ngayong Biyernes, January 15.

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Gov't eyes vaccine jabs by end-February

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National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screengrab from Senate's Facebook live stream) National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screengrab from Senate's Facebook live stream)

National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., on Monday, said the government might begin to inoculate Filipinos against Covid-19 by the "third or...

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