Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno'' Domagoso said on Tuesday (May 18) that he was just expressing an honest opinion when he mentioned the "super slow" deployment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to local government units (LGUs). Manila City Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso (Manila...
The vaccination of economic frontliners (A4) and indigent population (A5) have been approved by the national government and it could start immediately after this month, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed on Tuesday, May 18. Galvez, vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force...
SANTIAGO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- An updated study showed that the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac is 65.3 percent efficacious in preventing COVID-19, Chile's Health Ministry said on Monday. A medical staff member administers a dose of the coronavirus CoronaVac vaccine...
National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said on Tuesday, May 18, the crowded Pfizer vaccine rollout in Parañaque showed that vaccine confidence among Filipinos is "increasing." (Photo from Chinggay Kanapi) On Monday, May 17, Parañaque residents flocked...
Sharon Cuneta In a new video uploaded on Instagram May 18, megastar Sharon Cuneta received her first jab of Moderna vaccine in the US. "Vaccinated! Got my first dose of Moderna Vaccine! Thank you so much, Nurse Trixia!" Sharon wrote in her caption for the video. View this post on Instagram Sharon...
The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to first secure an appointment before heading to the vaccination site to receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Coronavirus vaccines are ready to be administered to recipients at the Manila Prince Hotel on May 18, 2021. (Ali...
National Task Force against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said on Tuesday, May 18, President Duterte has approved expanding the vaccination priority group to the A4 category. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The A4 category covers economic frontline workers such as public transport...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno'' Domagoso sees the long lines in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centers as a "good problem" as it shows that people are determined to get the vaccines that will protect them from COVID-19. Manila residents wait in line to be inoculated at the Manila...
The country has administered a record-high 120,000 vaccinations in a single day as it marked the administration of more than three million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs, a National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 official said. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. attends Pres. Duterte's "Talk...
Manila City's elderly people and those with comorbidities can now get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday (May 18). A residents in Manila receives her first dose of Pfizer vaccine at the Manila Prince Hotel on Tuesday (May 18, 2021). (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) The city government has deployed...
The EU's drug agency on Monday approved the storage of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in fridges for up to a month, in a move that should boost its rollout across the bloc. (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 4, 2021 vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 are seen....
Parañaque City residents flocked a mall in the city on Monday (May 17), in hopes of getting vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, but many left the place disappointed and criticized the handling that they experienced. (Photo from Chinggay Kanapi / MANILA BULLETIN) A resident who...
