The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said there could be underreported cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) breakthrough infections. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said the data on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections among fully vaccinated individuals may be...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), vaccinating education frontliners and students against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is very crucial for the gradual reopening of schools even amidst a pandemic. “We want to vaccinate everyone, that’s the correct way...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Wednesday, Oct. 13, the national immunization coverage was “still relatively low.” (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) VEP chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani said as of Oct. 10, the Philippines has so far administered close to 50 million doses of coronavirus...
The Navotas City government, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, announced their COVID-19 vaccination process for adolescents with co-morbidities. This is after Malacañang and the Department of Health's (DOH) approved the pediatric vaccination test run for minors aged 12-17, which will start on Friday,...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. emphasized Wednesday, Oct. 13, the immediate need to vaccinate all the students, teachers, and other school personnel against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) if the national government intends to pursue the conduct of face-to-face classes. Vaccine czar Carlito...
For face-to-face classes to gradually resume in the tertiary level, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is targeting the vaccination of students in all degree programs. (Photo courtesy of Mabalacat City College / CHED) “We’re targeting them because we want to make sure the general...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged parents to get their children immunized against various vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and polio. The DOH urged parents to coordinate with their respective local health centers for the schedule of the immunization activities....
The Muntinlupa City government has registered a little over 13,000 minors aged 12 to 17 in one month for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. It launched the vaccination registration for 12 to 17-year-olds on Sept. 14 and as of Oct. 13, a total of 13,110 minors have signed up for...
As it continues to monitor the vaccination rate of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) nationwide, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) observed that the supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in various areas largely affects the status of their respective vaccination programs....
To encourage more students and higher education personnel to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a vaccination caravan will be launched by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). In May, CHED partnered with the City Government of Manila and jointly conducted a symbolic...
With the arrival of more coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine brands, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the government will now be focusing on the vaccination in the provinces. In an interview over ABS-CBN TeleRadyo on Tuesday, Oct 12, DILG Undersecretary and...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines continue to provide protection among those vaccinated as it has yet to observe a waning effect in the vaccines. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that a small...
