ICU, critical care beds usage in Metro Manila down: DOH

MANILA – The use of intensive care unit (ICU) and critical care beds in Metro Manila has gone down amid reports that some areas in the region have...

Canada provides support to assist COVID-19 efforts in South Asia

OTTAWA | June 15, 2021 Thanks to the generosity of Canadians and the Government of Canada, Red Cross and Red Crescent efforts to help mitigate the...

US company Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine 90% effective

ANKARA – US pharmaceutical company Novavax said Monday its Covid-19 vaccine has an overall efficacy of 90.4 percent against the coronavirus. Based on a study that included...

Testing on 7th day of quarantine ‘science-based’: expert

MANILA – The recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Technical Advisory Groups for a 10-day facility-based quarantine for returning...

Young infants produce strong immune response to SARS-CoV-2, study finds

Young infants show strong immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, new research has found.  In particular, compared with adults, young infants produce relatively high levels of antibodies and immune...

COVID: did a delayed second dose give the delta variant an evolutionary helping hand?

Middle-aged Americans in US are stressed and struggle with physical and mental health – other nations do better

Midlife was once considered a time to enjoy the fruits of one’s years of work and parenting. That is no longer true in the U.S. Deaths...

Over half of adults unvaccinated for COVID-19 fear needles – here’s what’s proven to help

If you’re among the 25% of Americans averse to needles, you’re probably not surprised by the COVID-19 immunization stall. Even for those who want immunity, bribes...

DOH, WHO say PH polio outbreak ‘officially over’

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared that the polio outbreak in the Philippines has officially ended. In...

Origins of SARS-CoV-2: Why the lab-leak idea is being considered again

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are been various hypotheses to explain the origin of SARS-CoV-2. So far, none of these hypotheses have shown...