Time for a balanced approach

Peter Wallace - @inquirerdotnet 07/09/2020

  COVID-19 is scary—about 1,300 deaths in the Philippines in just six months. But we should be careful not to overreact—as we did with Dengvaxia, for instance. In the first eight months of last year, an estimated…

Councilor: Provide free vitamins, flu shots to residents

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City residents should have free access to vitamin supplements and influenza or flu vaccinations. This was the statement of Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon amid the rising cases of the coronavirus disease…

What you need to know about vaccines

Marc Cosep 04/23/2020

Our immune system helps to protect our body against pathogens that may cause infection. Most of the time, it is very efficient and either keep microbes out or tracks them down and gets rid of them. However,…

Children, whose ages are 5 and below, priority for mass vaccination of poliovirus

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The children ages 5 years old and below, who have not completed their poliovirus immunization, will be the priority for Cebu City’s mass vaccination to prevent polio infection after its presence has been…

Duque: Parents’ trust and confidence on vaccines recovered

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday said the government has now recovered the trust and confidence of parents towards having their children vaccinated. Duque made the remark after the health department reported four…

Robredo: ‘Politicized’ Dengvaxia caused fear of vaccines

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 09/29/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday attributed the fear of many parents against vaccines on the “politicized” issue of the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Robredo made the remark amid the resurgence in the country of…

In the Know: What is diphtheria?

Philippine Daily Inquirer 09/26/2019

Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which primarily infects the throat and upper airways. The illness has an acute onset and the main characteristics are sore throat, low fever and swollen glands in the…

Garin to DOH: Listen to real experts; make dengue vaccines available

07/25/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Former Health Secretary Janette Garin said Thursday the Department of Health (DOH) should “listen to real experts” and make vaccines available in light of the “national dengue alert” raised all over the country. On…

DVMF seeks P2M aid for rabies vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The dry hot season made worse by the El Niño phenomenon has the potential to increase the risk of rabies among dogs. This was the pronouncement of Doctor Alice Utlang, the head of…

Cebu City residents urged: Avail of free anti-rabies shots for your pets

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City residents are encouraged to avail of the free rabies vaccination offered by the Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fishery (DVMF). Dr. Alice Utlang, DVMF and the City Pound head,…

Cebu Provincial Health Office recommends use of province’s funds for measles vaccines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) is recommending to the members of the Provincial Board (PB) the use of the province’s funds to purchase measles vaccines amid an outbreak in Central Visayas. Dr.…

DOH-7 needs takers for HPV vaccines

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/27/2018

To avoid wastage, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has decided to offer unused anti-cervical cancer vaccines to those who wanted to avail of vaccine before these expire during the months of June and July…

Previous           Next
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.