With the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic still present, people have gone in and out of hospitals and clinics to get antibody tests to see if they may or may not have COVID-19. You may have even gotten an antibody test to make sure that the vaccine you got is effective. But what is the […]

Have you been vaccinated recently? Are you worried that you might experience blood clotting, which the experts now call a “rare” side effect of some vaccines? Here’s what you need to know about the early signs of blood clots from vaccine here. Blood clotting and COVID-19 vaccines, what we know so far If you’ve been following news […]

As vaccination rollout continues, questions about its effects abound. Why do some people experience side effects while I don’t? Does it mean it’s not working for me? How come some vaccinated people still get COVID-19? Does immunity decrease after the COVID vaccine, or does it mean the shot wasn’t effective? Let’s look into the answers […]

"Does my child need to wear a face mask?" This is a question that a lot of parents have been asking ever since the pandemic started. After all, parents are worried about how masks can affect their child's breathing, but they're also worried about their child getting sick. Read on to learn more about the importance […]

COVID-19 vaccinations in the Philippines still has a long way to go, since only a small percentage of the population has received their first dose. However, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases or IATF, about 1 million people have missed their COVID vaccine second dose timing1. Why is it […]

With the arrival of more vaccines, health experts hope to reach herd immunity against COVID-19 sooner rather than later. But what exactly is herd immunity, and how can it help beat this pandemic for good? Find out here. What is herd immunity?  Herd immunity or community immunity happens when a significant portion of the population (the herd) […]

Mixing COVID vaccines is something that scientists and doctors have been considering, ever since the early development of COVID-19 vaccines. And based on the preliminary results of one study, it might be a safe and effective method of immunization. Mixing COVID vaccines might be possible The study, known as CombivacS, is currently ongoing in Spain and is […]

COVID-19 in children? Can it occur? Read on here. A young family of four, Olive, her husband Onie, and their two children, Aaron and Janine, love nothing more than to spend time together. Olive owns a company, the Valera Marketing & Creatives Consultancy, and Onie is a full-time interior designer and product developer. Despite their busy […]

On May 9, Sunday, a 23-year-old woman in Tuscany, Italy, received six doses of the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine after the attending nurse mistakenly gave her doses equivalent to an entire vial. The vaccine in question requires only two doses, three weeks apart. Authorities are currently monitoring the woman for potential effects of COVID-19 vaccine overdose. How it […]

Cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines are steadily increasing everyday. So it is important for everyone to know that COVID-19 is a real disease and the threat of illness is not something to be taken lightly. We recently got in touch with John Rex de Guzman, a COVID-19 survivor. This is his story. When did you start […]