A total of 144,131 minors, aged 15 to 17, are targeted for immunization under the two-phase Pediatric Vaccination Pilot in Metro Manila with those with comorbidities being prioritized, said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya on Monday, Oct. 18. The...
A total of 45,649 safety seal certifications out of the 86,159 applications were issued by the various government agencies to various establishments nationwide. This means that these establishments will be allowed an additional 10 percent operational capacity, Department of the Interior and Local...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), announced Monday that Metro Manila mayors will restrict the movement of minors to prevent further spread of COVID-19 infections. (Paranaque PIO / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Olivarez said that with the shifting...
Eighty-nine minors with comorbidities were vaccinated in Pasig City General Hospital (PCGH) on Oct. 15, the first day of pilot implementation of the pediatric immunization program against COVID-19. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on his Facebook page that PCGH has begun vaccinating 12 to...
It will be up to the local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) whether or not to allow minors outside their residence as pandemic restriction in NCR is downgraded to Alert Level 3, an executive of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, Oct....
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 in the National Capital Region (NCR) will start on Friday, Oct.15. Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said most of the local government units in Metro Manila have already...
The Makati City local government announced on Thursday that it is going to start the COVID-19 vaccination of its residents aged 12 to 17 who are patients of Makati Medical Center (MMC). "Alinsunod sa utos ng DOH (Department of Health), mag-uumpisang magbakuna ang lungsod sa mga #ProudMakatizens...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that over 4,000 individuals aged 12 to 17 have signed up for the city's COVID-19 vaccination program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with ABS-CBN on Tuesday, Zamora said that the number of registrants has climbed in just two weeks since the city...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has appealed to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 not to allow “walk-ins” during the roll out of its vaccination program for minors on Friday, October 15. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said it is imperative...
The Muntinlupa City government has registered a little over 13,000 minors aged 12 to 17 in one month for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. It launched the vaccination registration for 12 to 17-year-olds on Sept. 14 and as of Oct. 13, a total of 13,110 minors have signed up for...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) expressed readiness to vaccinate children against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) once a written directive has been released. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will vaccinate whomever the government wants us to prioritize,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive...
The Department of Health (DOH) has bared the list of 11 medical conditions that would qualify children aged 12 to 17 in the pilot vaccination of adolescents against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the DOH, these health conditions are medical...
