President Duterte is "interested" to travel to the United States to personally express his gratitude to US President Joe Biden and the American people for their donations of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Saturday afternoon,...
The country received more than 3.3 million doses of Pfizer and Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccines on Friday, October 1, as the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the government to continue prioritizing the vaccination of the elderly and persons with co-morbidities. More than 3.3 million doses of...
The pilot rollout of the pediatric vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old will begin on October 15, 2021. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement late Thursday night,...
The country's supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines reached 70 million doses on Wednesday night, September 29, with the arrival of a fresh shipment of Pfizer from the United States. Photo: NTF Against COVID-19 A total of 391,950 doses of government-procured Pfizer vaccine were delivered...
The Muntinlupa City government’s vaccination program has already registered nearly 11,000 minors with aged 12 to 17. Based on data from the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Sept. 27, a total of 10,760 12 to 17-year-olds have signed up. The city government started...
When it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, you will get what is available. (Mark Balmores/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Duterte gave this reminder to Filipinos Wednesday, Sept. 22 amid reports coming from his home city of Davao that the people there have been showing low...
In this file photo a healthcare worker fills a syringe with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a community vaccination event in Los Angeles, California, August 11, 2021. (Robyn Beck / AFP) The country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has welcomed the latest development in the coronavirus disease...
A top official of the United States Embassy in Manila on Tuesday said the US is honored to continuously contribute to the Philippines’ COVID-19 response following the latest delivery of nearly 2.6 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to the country. Newly designated US Embassy Charge...
Western-brand vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are simply hard to come by. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this response Tuesday, Sept. 21 to reports that Davao City has shown low acceptability of Chinese-made vaccines,...
Nearly 9,000 minors from 12 to 17-year-olds have already signed up for the Muntinlupa City government’s vaccination registration program. According to the city government, from Sept. 14 to 20, or in one week after its launch, 8,812 people belonging to the 12-17 age group are now registered....
The Philippines "will always treasure" the long-standing relationship it has with the United States after it received the latter's donation of two million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility on Sunday night, September 19. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief...
WASHINGTON, United States – US medical experts will meet Friday to debate and vote on the controversial question of giving out booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to the general population. Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine President Joe Biden's administration announced in August a plan to...
