Starting today, senior citizens and persons with comorbidities are eligible to receive "booster" Covid-19 shots as part of efforts to control the Covid-19 pandemic.

PH STARTS DELIVERING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS Danny Querubin

Health Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque III himself (center) administers a shot of the Covid-19 booster dose to a health official during the ceremonial rollout at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City Monday (November 22). 

PH STARTS DELIVERING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS

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Unimpressed  Bloomberg tags PH still the worst place on Covid-19 resiliency photo The Straits Times

The Philippines maintained its tail-end position in Bloomberg’s best and worst countries ranking to be in during the pandemic despite marked improvements in preventing the virus’ spread.

Unimpressed?  Bloomberg tags PH still the worst place on Covid-19 resiliency

Binan City vaccinates 11-K on 1st day of Bayanihan Bakunahan photo Binan CIO

A total of 11,842 residents were vaccinated during the first day of "Bayanihan Bakunahan" in Biñan City, more than twice than what was recorded last November 14 when 4,650 Biñanenses were inoculated against Covid-19.

Binan City vaccinates 11-K on 1st day of "Bayanihan Bakunahan"

Hundreds of residents fall in line to be their vaccinated against Covid-19 in Las Pinas City on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 during the second day of the scheduled three-day national vaccination campaign by the national government. 

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Spreading like wildfire More countries detect Omicron Covid-19 variant photo Reuters

Because of fears that the new variant has the potential to be more resistant to the protection offered by vaccines, there are growing concerns around the world that the pandemic and associated lockdown restrictions will persist for far longer than hoped.

Spreading like wildfire: More countries detect Omicron Covid-19 variant

NATIONAL VACCINATION DAYS KICK-OFF Photo Danny Querubin

Health Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque (center)  inoculates a teenager to mark the start of the "Bayanihan Bakunahan" three-day national Covid-19 vaccination drive at the Marikina Sports Center Monday (November 29). 

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Experts Fear of Omicron can only be assuaged by increasing testing capacities photo CNN Philippines

Health experts said in the light of the discovery of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant, the government should step up testing capacities, which they noted has been slipping lately because of the higher inoculation rate in the country.

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Spreading like wildfire: More countries detect Omicron Covid-19 variant

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Experts: Fear of Omicron can only be assuaged by increasing testing capacities