The municipal government of Binangonan in Rizal is targeting to inoculate the remaining 29 percent of its target population in the vaccination program against Covid-19. (Photo courtesy of the Pamahalaang Bayan ng Binangonan Rizal’s Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Cesar Ynares...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the proposal to accept and recognize the Covid-19 vaccine certificates of Croatia, Cyrpus, and Nepal as sufficient proof of vaccination for several purposes, including entry to the country. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Communications Undersecretary...
Some 430 children aged five to 11 years old were vaccinated in the newly opened pediatric Covid-19 vaccination site at the fast food restaurant, McDonalds, on Wednesday, March 9, and Thursday, March 10. According to the Pasig City Public Information Office (PIO), 190 kids were inoculated in the...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP An infectious disease expert urged the government not to drop the mandatory wearing of face masks if it decides to place some areas...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – The local government unit (LGU) temporarily suspended its pediatric vaccination for kids aged five to 11 due to a lack of supply of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer is the only Covid-19 vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be used for the age group....
The Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) said that its "Bakuna Bus" continues to travel around Metro Manila and Bulacan to reach and vaccinate individuals in far-flung communities. Students, faculty and non-teaching staff of the University of the East Manila campus in Sampaloc, Manila queue in line for a...
The fourth “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National Vaccination Days (NVD) Against Covid-19 officially kicked off on Thursday, March 10, with the national government prioritizing the administration of booster shots to eligible sectors. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo from NTF Against COVID-19)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) instructed all local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday, March 10, to make the necessary preparations for the fourth National Vaccination Days against Covid-19. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo)...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government will prioritize individuals living in far-flung areas as it is set to conduct the fourth round of the Covid-19 national vaccination drive (NVD) or...
Muntinlupa City’s active Covid-19 cases continued to decrease with one barangay registering zero tally. According to data from the City Health Office (CHO), Muntinlupa’s active cases totaled 23 as of March 8 including four new cases, seven recoveries and zero deaths. A kid belonging to the...
The national government will conduct the fourth National Vaccination Days against Covid-19 on March 10 to 12 to increase the inoculation rate which has seen a “dramatic decline” since last month. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on the government's vaccination drive against...
Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged various countries around the world including the Philippines, the health sector learned a lot in terms of response and is now more prepared to confront future contagions, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 8. A local...
