The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 23, reiterated that vaccination against Covid-19 is not a requirement for learners who wish to attend limited face-to-face classes. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “We have stated several times that we don’t require vaccination for...
ILOILO CITY -- More than a month after the start of Covid-19 vaccination for children ages five to 11-years-old in Western Visayas region, about 30,649 have been fully vaccinated. Dr. Adriano Suba-an, Western Visayas regional director of the Department of Health (DOH-6), supervises the COVID-19...
BACOLOD CITY - An additional 30,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines are expected to arrive this week here to boost the vaccination on children aged five to 11. Mayor Evelio Leonardia leads the kick off of the pediatric vaccination in Bacolod City held at the Robinson’s Place on Feb. 21. (Photo courtesy...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's health authorities said Monday that it will administer Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 5-11 later this month to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant. The two-dose vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, will be given to the minors from March 31, with a...
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...
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....
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) appealed to educational institutions not to impose an added burden to parents by requiring their kids to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before they are allowed to go back to school. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) ARTA...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday urged the government to seek the participation of schools and Department of Education (DepEd) field units to increase the vaccination coverage in the pediatric population. Gatchalian, who is seeking re-election in the upcoming May 2022 elections said the...
The Caloocan City government announced on Sunday, Feb. 27, that they have already vaccinated a total of 28, 813 children aged five to 11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Feb. 25. The total number was released by the city's Health Department (CHD). In a Facebook post, Mayor Oscar...
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax for use in the vaccination of children aged six to 11 in the European Union (EU) on Thursday, Feb. 24. Spikevax is now awaiting conditional marketing...
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna – The local government unit (LGU) launched two pediatric vaccination sites to kick off Resbakuna Kids for children aged 5 to 11 years. On Feb. 23, Mayor Lourdes S. Cataquiz, along with other local officials, led the launch of the pediatric vaccination at Robinsons...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – The city government launched its third pediatric vaccination site for kids aged 5–11 years at Splash Island on Wednesday (Feb. 23). Biñan City opens its third pediatric vaccination site for kids aged 5–11 years. (Carla Bauto Deña / MANILA...
