Vaccines save lives. President of the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) Southern Tagalog Chapter Dr. Maria Carolisa Pontanilla on Thursday, May 11, said they have been receiving reports that some doctors are advising their patients not to get vaccinated. To counter this, Pontanilla explained that...
Health organizations declare their support for the Department of Health’s (DOH) month-long supplementary immunization activities, stressing that vaccination strengthens children’s immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Health) The Philippine Pediatric...
To better protect children from the Covid-19 virus in the new normal, the Marikina City local government will be holding a "Bakunahang Bayan" vaccination drive aimed at the pediatric population aged five to 11 years old from Monday, Dec. 5 to Wednesday, Dec. 7. Photo from Domingo Dela Paz’s FB...
Facemasks (stock photo) Pediatricians are still recommending students and teachers to wear their face masks inside classrooms following the government’s decision to make masking optional in the country. Both the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the...
The Las Piñas City government started conducting vaccinations of its pediatric population on Friday, July 15, to prepare public school students for face-to-face (F2F) classes this coming school year. Vaccination at Moonwalk Elementary School in Las Pinas (Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO)...
The Philippine Army (PA) has conducted a vaccination drive to protect children aged five to 11 years old from Covid-19, more than two years since the pandemic hit the country and started taking away tens of thousands of peoples’ lives including young boys and girls. A Philippine Army General...
The Pasig City local government announced on Sunday, July 3, that non-immunocompromised adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old may avail of their first booster shots at the designated vaccination sites in the city starting on Monday, July 4. Eligible individuals may proceed to the Pasig Sports Center...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III on Tuesday, June 28, lauded the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) for its recommendation to give Covid-19 booster vaccinations to non-immunocompromised minors. Presidential Adviser on...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US biotech firm Moderna said Thursday it had submitted a request for an emergency use authorization in the United States for its Covid vaccine for children aged six months to under six years. Very young children are the only group that are yet to be eligible for the...
HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam started its vaccination program for children aged five to 11 on Thursday, Vietnam News Agency reported. The northern province of Quang Ninh is the first locality in the country to inoculate its children in this age group. The first batch of vaccines administered to the...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's medical regulator has provisionally approved Covid-19 booster vaccines for adolescents as young as 12. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Friday announced provisional approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine as a booster for Australians aged 12-15,...
A vial of Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the Covid-19 at a healthcare center in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province (AFP) The Sinovac-CoronaVac has been granted the emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pediatric Covid-19 inoculation in the...
