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SPECIAL VAX DAYS. The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao vaccinates some 15,328 people during the three-day Special Vaccination Days from May 11-13, 2022 in Sulu province. The figure represented 60.11 percent of the initial 25,500 target residents of the Sulu Integrated Provincial Health Office. (Photo courtesy of Sulu IPHO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - At least 15,328 people were inoculated in the three-day Special Vaccination Days (SVD) in Sulu, the Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) said Monday. The three-day SVD,...

(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - No major concerns have so far been reported at the start of the 45-day campaign period of local candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday. "Compared to previous elections, the infractions of the candidates seem to be so far manageable and within the expectations that we set. (Compliance with) health protocols and compliance with our campaign guidelines are our continuing plea to them and to their supporters," Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said in a message to reporters when asked for an assessment. He also reminded candida...

INMATES' TURN. Inmates at the New Bilibid Prison maximum security compound in Muntinlupa City queue for Covid-19 vaccines on Saturday (March 12, 2022). The Bureau of Corrections said 27,879 of the nearly 50,000 persons deprived of liberty under their jurisdiction are fully inoculated as of March 14. (Photo courtesy of NTF) MANILA - Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) have started receiving booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. As of Monday, 6,245 out of the 27,879 fully vaccinated PDLS have received the additional shots while 19,345 are still waiting...

(Infographic courtesy of DOH) MANILA - The number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the country has further declined to 6,835 on Monday. This is a significant drop from Sunday's 8,361 fresh infections, based on the latest Covid-19 bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH). Monday's active case count has reached 116,720, a drop from Sunday's 126,227. The majority of active cases have mild symptoms at 103,900, followed by the asymptomatic at 7,806, those with moderate symptoms at 3,184, those with severe symptoms at 1,495, and those in critical condition. Meanwhile...

FRESH JABS. Officials led by Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor (2nd from right), chief of the National Task Force Against Covid-19 Strategic Communications sub-task group on current operations, do the Resbakuna sign during the arrival of 1,023,750 doses of Pfizer vaccine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Wednesday night (Jan. 26, 2022). The shipment is part of the government-procured jabs funded by the World Bank. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - Vaccination is the key to the exit of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. an official of the National Ta...