Vice President Leni Robredo is exploring to turn her Swab Cab project into a “vaccine cab” that will go around communities to vaccinate people who cannot register online for the vaccination program in their areas. The vice president said her office is always willing to help the government roll...
Now the country has more coronavirus vaccine supply, Vice President Leni Robredo thinks it could be time for her to get vaccinated. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo herself will fall under the A3 category, or persons with comorbidities, since she is hypertensive, but she refused to get the...
The government is aiming to accelerate its vaccination drive with the country's vaccine supply possibly jumping up to 20 million shots by June and July. Health workers give a coronavirus vaccine shot to a man at the drive-through vaccination site in Makati City on May 6, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
There is a growing acceptance among Parañaque City residents of the different vaccine brands against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) compared to the previous months, Mayor Edwin Olivarez said. "Noon pong kami ay nag-introduce nito noong buwan ng January, may mga hesitation po sila (When we...
The Taguig City government will open its vaccination centers to residents coming from the National Capital Region and nearby provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna (NCR Plus) area and plans to serve at least 10,000 people starting in September. Vaccination in Taguig using Sputnik V (Ali...
Parañaque City residents are no longer selective when it comes to the brand of vaccine they are getting against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday, May 5. (Edwin Olivarez / MANILA BULLETIN) Olivarez, in an interview with DZMM, said that people have been...
A total of 2,634 individuals have already received their first dose of Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 5. Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The rollout of the Russian-made vaccine...
Many were eager to get inoculated during the pilot vaccination of the Russian coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine Sputnik V in Parañaque City on Tuesday, May 4. Most of them were left fuming after long hours of waiting without even getting the jab. In an interview with DZMM on Wednesday, May...
More than 2,000 Paranaque residents have been inoculated against COVID-19 with the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday. (Mayor Edwin Olivarez / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on a report from the City Health Office (CHO), Olivarez said around 2,100 individuals were...
The willingness of residents of Paranaque City to be inoculated with Russian-made coronavorus disease (COVID-19) Sputnik V is 'overwhelming', vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday, May 4. Galvez, chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, made the remark...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA has cleared the first batch of Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that arrived in the country from Russia over the weekend. (Photo by Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The cargo, which contains 15,000 doses, was flown in to the Philippines...
The city governments of Muntinlupa and Taguig received on Monday the 6,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sputnik V vaccines in Muntinlupa (left) and Taguig. (Muntinlupa and Taguig PIOs / MANILA BULLETIN) The initial batch of 15,000 doses of...
