The country has sufficient supply of Covid-19 vaccines should the Food and Drug Administration approve the administration of a second booster shot by the last week of April, a health official said Tuesday. “We will not have problems kung mag second booster or fourth dose. Ang nasa stock natin, marami pa tayong (In our stock, we have enough) AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Pfizer and Moderna and a few other donations,” National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) chair Myrna Cabotaje said in a televised public briefing. The challenge is to administer the existing vaccine supplies as there are some brands that are about to

A “mini-surge” of Covid-19 cases is likely to happen in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) due to its low vaccination coverage, a health official said Wednesday. In a televised public briefing, National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) chair Myrna Cabotaje said the Covid-19 vaccination rate in the BARMM is only 32.28 percent. “Napakalaki ng challenge nila, how to increase coverage from 32.28, kahit increase man lang sa 50 or 60, although ang ultimate goal ay 80 (They have a big challenge, how to increase coverage from 32.28 [percent], at least to 50 or 60 [percent], although the ultimate

Rescuers have retrieved the remains of 53 people killed by landslides in Baybay City and the town of Abuyog in Leyte as of Tuesday night, local authorities reported. In Baybay, 48 bodies were unearthed in Mailhi, Bunga, Kantagnos, San Agustin, Maypatag, Pangasugan, Zone 21, Candadam, Caridad, and Can-ipa villages. In the nearby town of Abuyog, two bodies were recovered from the landslide-hit Bahay village and another body were found in Tib-o village on Tuesday. The local police reported that in Pilar village, two bodies were recovered after a landslide in Abuyog Tuesday night. At least 127 persons were injured in