Infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante is urging the government to procure the latest COVID-19 vaccine for the country’s vulnerable population.
“Though COVID is now an illness no longer different from the other diseases the Department of Health is monitoring, it will still be good to have the monovalent XBB to protect the senior citizens and those with comorbidities,” Solante said in an interview.Solante said he supports Health Secretary Ted Herbosa’s decision to stop purchasing bivalent vaccines.
The government’s vaccination program should now focus on the elderly, the immunocompromised and those with comorbidities, Solante said. The Cordillera Administrative Region recorded the highest number of cases at 2,962 followed by Northern Mindanao with 1,977 and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with 1,593.
Data from the DOH Epidemiological Bureau also showed that there were 64 deaths due to typhoid fever this year, while 58 died last year. The 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections has come to a close as the Commission on Elections concluded the ballot... For the 16th consecutive year, the Philippines has remained on the list of countries where killers of journalists go unp...
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