A total of 315 individuals aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities received their COVID-19 jabs in Malabon City, the local government announced on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The inoculation of the adolescents started on Oct. 26 and will last on Oct. 29 at the Oreta Sports Complex. According to the city...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Independent research group OCTA noted a "significant" vaccine hesitancy against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Visayas and Mindanao, which, if not addressed, may push back the gains made through the country's vaccination program. "When we surveyed vaccine coverage...
Labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) warned against the possible widespread abuse by employers of the "no jab, no pay" policy which has been allowed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for certain establishments. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, BMP...
The country will receive its 100 millionth dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine with the scheduled delivery of Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs on Thursday, Oct. 28. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19 As of this writing, the vaccine supply stood at 97,678,340 doses...
To provide hope for the most vulnerable whom it serves without discrimination, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has been vaccinating persons deprived of liberty (PDL) through it mobile vaccination clinics. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Out of the 107,497 individuals that the PRC “Bakuna Bus”...
More than 1,000 minors with comorbidities, with ages ranging from 12 to 17 years in the city of Manila have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in just five days. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Tuesday, Oct. 26, a total of 1,372 minors with comorbidities have...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said there will be enough supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines once the government starts the implementation of giving booster doses and additional shots to certain groups of the population. DOH...
The administration of booster shots of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to healthcare workers, senior citizens, and individuals with comorbidities will likely begin next month. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was the estimate given by Sec. Carlito Galvez JR., vaccine czar and chief...
Clinical Matters Nothing is more contentious these days than the discussion surrounding additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Israel, having reached a high level of vaccination for its citizens, started offering boosters to its elderly population early on, followed by younger and younger age...
EDITORIAL Getting more jabs into arms has become priority job number one in the fight to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., the country’s vaccine czar, declared last week that while COVID-19 vaccine supply in the country has stabilized, distribution is...
The Philippines will likely start by end of this month or early November its “Mix and Match” trial or MnM study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced that barely 61 days before Christmas, her wish to achieve herd immunity for the city was granted with 99.9 percent Las Pineros given their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and 90.6 percent who are fully vaccinated. Aguilar said the two key factors in achieving herd...
