Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, August 24, that Pfizer’s vaccine, which has the highest efficacy rate of all COVID-19 vaccines in the market, will soon be available in local drugstores after it received full approval from the United States’ Food and Drug Administration...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Friday announced that China will supply nearly 10 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines within this month. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian during the virtual turnover of one million doses of Sinopharm...
BTS at their 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' stadium tour in Los Angeles on May 4, 2019 that drew about 60,000 fans (Big Hit Music) K-pop superstars BTS’ world concert tour has ultimately been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In an announcement on Aug. 20, Big...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday night, Aug. 19, that Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is likely to begin in mid-September. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
Former health secretary and Iloilo Representative Janette Garin on Wednesday said she supports calls for booster shots to be given to individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Garin, who earlier admitted to having tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated said,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Aug. 17, said that it is more than ready to give more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots after receiving over 30,000 doses of vaccines from the national government. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Mabisa ang lahat ng bakuna at nakakaligtas ito ng...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Monday, Aug. 16, that it has yet to determine whether or not the Lambda variant of the coronavirus is vaccine-resistant. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) VEP chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani said they will look into reports that the Lambda variant could be...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) has maintained that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are available in the Philippines provide protection against the coronavirus variants, including the Lambda variant, which was detected in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Yung mga...
AFP FILE/ Patrick T. FALLON / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines provide protection against hospitalization and death from the viral illness. “There is a growing number of real-world evidence globally which have consistently...
More than 700 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Central Office have so far been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An employee of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office receives his second dose of Sinovac...
Vice President Leni Robredo has lauded the national government’s vaccination efforts but stressed the need to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses per day amid the new mutations of the coronavirus. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN) "That's big. Several months,...
The country will receive delivery of around 2.8 million doses of coronavirus vaccines this week to beef up its vaccination drive amid the surge of COVID-19 cases, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Monday, August 9. From a cold storage facility, the COVID-19 vaccines are ready to be...
