LATEST UPDATES IN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
COVID-19
People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms.
THE NEW NORMAL FOR EACH HEALTH
The Philippines is shifting to a “new normal” in March, with masks essentially the only restriction left to guard against the spread of the coronavirus. The government’s task force against Covid-19 announced on Sunday (Feb 27).
COVID-19 TREATMENT
If you have COVID-19 and are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19, that can reduce your chances of being hospitalized or dying from the disease. Medications to treat COVID-19 must be prescribed by a healthcare provider or pharmacist and started 5–7 days after symptoms appear.
WORLD HEALTH UPDATES
The Department of Health is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
Featured COVID-19 Updates
Total Doses
177,374,244
10,123 doses administered today
First Dose
19, 345, 121 (2,123 doses administered today)
Second Dose
19, 345, 121 (2,123 doses administered today)
Types of Vaccines
- Novavax COVID-19 vaccine which is a protein subunit vaccine.
- Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines which are mRNA vaccines.
These vaccines are given as a shot in the muscle of the upper arm or in the thigh of a young child. COVID-19 vaccine ingredients are considered safe for most people. Nearly all of the ingredients in COVID-19 vaccines are ingredients found in many foods—fats, sugar, and salts. None of the COVID-19 vaccines affect or interact with our DNA and the following are not included in the vaccines:
