Category:DOH
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DOH Confirms Successful Recovery of First Arcturus Case in the Philippines
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday that the first recorded case of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus,…
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Eric Tayag, the ‘Dancing Doctor,’ appointed as DOH undersecretary
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Specialist in infectious diseases, Dr. Eric Tayag, has been appointed as the DOH’s newest undersecretary. Tayag acknowledged this but did not elaborate. In…
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President Marcos appoints ex-PNP chief Cascolan as DOH undersecretary
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — On October 23, the DOH confirmed Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has named retired police general Camilo Cascolan, a former chief of the Philippine…
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DOH awaits FDA decision on 4th dose for elderly
On Tuesday, March 22, the Department of Health (DOH) announced that it currently awaits FDA clearance to alter the emergency use authorization (EUA) of COVID-19…
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DOH: Over 1.2M kids aged 5-11 vaccinated
Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stated through an online media conference that 381,433 children aged 5 to 11 are fully immunized. “Sa kabilang banda, 9.7 million…
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PH logs 32,246 new COVID-19 cases; active cases rise to 208,164
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 32,426 new COVID-19 cases in the country on Wednesday, January 12. In its latest COVID-19 bulletin, the DOH showed…
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DOH to no longer post daily COVID-19 updates starting Jan 1, 2022
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Monday, December 27, that it will no longer post daily COVID-19 case updates. In a Tweet report by CNN Philippines,…
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DOH supports ‘No vaccine, no ayuda’ proposal to encourage COVID-19 vax
The Department of Health (DOH) said it will support the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) ‘No Vaccine, No Subsidy’ proposal to encourage eligible…
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DOH condemns false information on COVID-19 vaccines
The Department of Health (DOH) condemned health professionals “who have been spreading false information regarding life-saving interventions such as COVID-19 vaccines.” In a statement released…
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DOH: ‘No vaccine, no work’ policy is not allowed
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, August 5, reminded employers that the “no vaccine, no work policy” is prohibited. Citing Department of Labor and…
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DOH Advisory on 2nd dose of COVID-19 vax
The Department of Health (DOH) has reminded everyone to get their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine as scheduled with their local government units (LGUs). In…
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DOH: Over 1.3M Filipinos vaccinated against COVID-19
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday, April 21, that over 1.3 million Filipinos have so far inoculated against COVID-19 nearly two months since…
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Malacañang urges public to wait for FDA signal on Ivermectin use
Malacañang urged the public on Monday, April 5, to wait for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act on an application for the use…
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Philippines receives first batch of gov’t-procured COVID-19 vax
The Philippines received the first tranche of 1 million CoronaVac vaccine doses on Monday, March 29, out of the 25 million doses procured by the…
