Red Mendoza

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JUST IN: Our @wcsph representatives, @aria_gxc and Jin JM are now in Nagoya, Japan for the 2022 @cosplay_summit! They are joined by Ms. Joy Nakata of @amboxph and @mingmiho, who will join as WCS alumni. #WCSph #WCS2022 #WCSTeamPilipinas @AnimePilipinas

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FLASH: 2 BA.2.75 cases detected in PH, both in Region 6.

RIP, #ElTabaco #FVR #FidelRamos

NEWS UPDATE:

releases statement on why she wore the Bagobo-Tagabawa dress during Pres.

@bongbongmarcos

' #SONA2022

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Jul 29

Ho said that the case is now undergoing strict home isolation. They also detected 10 close contacts, three of whom were from the same household, and is now under quarantine. She said that the DOH is able to continue its surveillance for #monkeypox cases

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The case is a 31-year old Filipino with travel history from a country with "known monkeypox cases". He arrived on July 19, tested on July 28 via RTPCR and confirmed positive on July 29.

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BREAK: PH Detects first #monkeypox case, a 31 year old Filipino who travelled from a non-endemic country, according to

@DOHgovph

Deputy Spox Beverly Lorraine Ho

OIC Ho said that 53 health facilities have been reported with damages, 28 rural health units, 8 are hospitals and 18 Barangay health stations due to the North Luzon Quake She added that DOH Asec. Nestor Santiago is on the ground to assist LGUS.

Ho reiterated the approval of the 2nd booster dose for 50 years old and up and 18-49 year olds with comorbidities.

Ho said that 71.6M have already been fully vaccinated, while 16 million have received their first booster shots, and 1.2m have already received their 2nd boosters.

Wong said that best models will tell policymakers on what would be their options.

Dr. Wong gives some rules of thumb regarding infectious diseases modeling.

Dr. John Wong of

discuses the characteristics of proper infectious disease modelling.

15 BA 2.12.1 cases detected, 5 in NCR, 4 in CAR, 3 in Region 4A.

18 Additional BA.4 cases reported, 17 are tagged as recovered. 7 cases in NCR, 6 in Bicol, 2 in Cordillera.

PH reports additional 890 cases of BA.5, with detections on all but two regions, R12 and Barmm. 252 BA.5 cases reported in Region 6 or Western Visayas.

NOW:

Media Forum with OIC Health Undersecretary and deputy spox Bev Ho. PH remains at low risk, but average cases increased to 3,047 cases per day, NCR now at 1,100 cases per day.

Asked on whether

OIC Rosette Vergeire can be a good SOH,

@DrTonyLeachon

said that it is only President

@bongbongmarcos

can anser, but he said that the next SOH should have integrity, inspiring leadership, and seeks input fr outside sources.

Rye said that there should be a "holistic plan" for testing, expanded testing and information, urges a review of the National Action Plan crafted by the

Solante stresses that 60 percent of hospital admissions are those who are unvaccinated, as they have a higher risk of getting severe infections.

Why there is low booster vaccinations? Solante - They thought that the current variant is mild. We need to address that.

On the question on whether HTAC should be blamed on the delay of vaccines, Rye said that there is no need to blame on HTAC and should not be closed. Dr.

@Teddybird

adds that HTAC is a guard against corruption in health technology.

Dr. Paul Salandanan, infectious diseases expert at

@CardinalSantos

Medical Center, reacts to the speakers. He said that the current situation is now manageable than before.

said that in order for the PH to reach "herd immunity", which has not been used by the

@DOHgovph

ever since, it should increase vaccination and booster coverage to up to 90 percent in the long haul.

urges a revitalization of the IATF which should be led by

@NEDAhq

and supported by

@DOHgovph

instead. He also urges an inventory review and setting up a "deadline" for vaccination and booster shots.

urges the government to have a "leader" in the

@DOHgovph

, and urges President

@bongbongmarcos

to consider those suggested by

@joeyconofficial

, Note that Rosette Vergeire is the current OIC of the DOH.

said that the

and

should have adopted the recommendations made by the US FDA and CDC in March.

NOW: "Health reform advocate" and cardiologist

@DrTonyLeachon

speaks about the ways forward on the government's respomse. "Analysis paralysis will loom and when information is incomplete, emotions will run high and we recognize the big picture,"

Dr.

: "The endgame is a long endgame as the mutations continue.... I like to give the risk based and systems based approach in their fight against Covid-19,"

Dr.

: "We don't talk about lockdowns, we will talk about containment, we may enforce mask wearing and ban mass gatherings," in areas where there are high cases under the red signal.

Dr.

: "We need to change and help our local chief executives. that is why we are using the traffic light approach, which we use in disaster medicine,"

Dr.

: "When you make health policy, the policies should be appropriate and timely."

NOW: Former

adviser Dr.

discusses the recommendations given to Pres.

@bongbongmarcos

by the

@joeyconofficial

-led Advisory Council of Experts.

Solante: The government should focus on the procurement of next-generation vaccines.

Solante said that those ages 50 up and those with comorbidities ages 18-49 are at risk of dying due to Covid-19 due to decreased immunity.

Solante: All vaccines cannot withstand the presence of the BA.4 and BA.5 virus, it evades all neutralizing antibodies. It targets the heart of the spike protein.

NOW: Infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante discusses why the Vaccine experts recommended the second booster dose to certain groups. Solante said that the BA.4 and BA.5 variants is already out of the scope of predictability.

- There could be a superimposition of the waves, that is a possibility, but the other possibility is the waning immunity.

"It shows that even with more infections, we can manage this with few hospital beds occupied. It is not a big concern, the disruption will take longer" -

@iamguidodavid

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