(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The government will start distributing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for children aged five to 11 in the different pediatric vaccination centers starting Saturday, Feb. 5, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Starting ng madaling araw ng...
The Taguig City government will roll out the vaccination of minors aged 5 to 11 years old on Feb. 7. According to the city government, the vaccination of the age group on Feb. 7 will be held at the SMX Convention Center at SM Aura and Lakeshore vaccination hub. Vaccination of a minor last year...
With COVID-19 and countless health threats everywhere, people are putting their health at top priority more than ever. Every day, the immune system is hard at work to keep the body healthy and functioning normally. But besides that, keeping up with the right knowledge about health is also important...
The Muntinlupa City government will be decorating the vaccination sites for five to 11 years old with a children’s party-themed design to make the atmosphere appealing and relaxing for the kids. This is one of the strategies of the city government to encourage more kids to get vaccinated....
ft.com Around 780,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses for children aged five to 11-years-old are set to arrive in the Philippines on Thursday, Feb. 3, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine delivery is in time for the rollout of the COVID-19...
The first batch of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine that will be used for the inoculation of children aged five to 11 years old will finally arrive on Thursday, Feb. 3. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE-- Street children are seen playing along Lacson Ave. Sampaloc, Manila on Aug. 30, 2021. (File...
Saying that it is already time to let children to go to school and play outside, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) has backed the government’s inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 which is eyed to begin on Friday, Feb. 4. (PIDSP president Dr. Mary Ann Bunyi /...
ft.com The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech has 91 percent efficacy in children aged five to 11 years old, a member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) said on Wednesday, Jan. 26. “The vaccine efficacy for the adolescents age group (12 to...
A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine intended for children aged 5 to 11 years old is expected to be delivered from the United States (US) to the Philippines by the third week of January, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Romualdez disclosed that...
FDA US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has expressed intention to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Paxlovid, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. “Mayroon pong intensiyon ang Pfizer na magrehistro po ng produkto nila under...
Medicines (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a compassionate special permit (CSP) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug Bexovid, which is the generic version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid. “Mr. President, na-approve po ng FDA ang application...
More than 2.7 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recently donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines. **media Through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, US donated an additional 2,703,870 doses of the Pfizer vaccines...