In the midst of Immunization for the past weeks, The Department of Health shared that it was incidentally ending the utilization of the AstraZeneca immunization on those matured 60 and underneath, following the suggestion of the Food and Drug Administration. The suggestion was because of worries over late reports of uncommon instances of blood clots with low platelets identified in …

Nobody celebrates it better than the Filipinos when it comes to Christmas. The Philippines is well-known for celebrating the world’s longest Christmas season. As a matter of fact, once the “ber” months hit the calendar, they will already feel its season and it officially ends on the Feast of Epiphany (Three Kings) on the first Sunday after New Year. While …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Prof Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said today that the Covid-19 vaccine which will be expected to be released in the first quarter for next year is not for treating the infection but rather a prevention against the disease. Dr Subramaniam added that when the vaccine was injected to a host, it would …

The municipal government is investigating whether it can put the town in a state of calamity to control the spread of avian influenza that is now threatening local quail, chicken and duck farms. Mayor Sylvia Austria said that the municipal council and members of the local disaster risk reduction and management committee are supporting any measure taken to curb bird …