The country’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.318 in the country was detected from a 34-year-old male who currently resides in Bacolod City.

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed 90.7% efficacy against COVID-19 in a clinical trial of children from ages 5 to 11, the US drugmaker reported on Friday, October 22, 2021. 

Plans are underway for the administration of a third COVID-19 vaccine shot for the immunocompromised group of the country, along with the health workers and senior citizens, according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, October 18.

On Wednesday, October 13, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved the easing of quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila, with the region shifting from Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3 . 

The pilot implementation of the COVID-19 Alert Level System in the National Capital Region (NCR) that was scheduled to end on September 30 will be extended until October 15, 2021 as per the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. 

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for pandemic response released the guidelines on quarantine classifications with granular lockdowns to be piloted by the National Capital Region (NCR), Monday night, September 13.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines has authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 to 17 years old on September 3, Friday.

No reserve has been allotted for the health workers in 2022 as the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) denies the Department of Health’s (DOH) request for the pandemic response budget in 2022.

The Department of Health reported 22,366 new COVID-19 cases on August 30, making this the highest number of cases in a day with 2,925 more than the previous highest record of 19,441. 

Kinumpirma na ng Department of Health (DOH) ang kauna-unahang kaso ng Lambda variant ng COVID-19 sa bansa nitong Linggo, ika-15 ng Agosto 2021.