The government should inoculate a “sufficient percentage” of the adult population first before deciding to include minors in the vaccination rollout, the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said Sunday, Sept. 12. A Manila...
The Taguig City government launched the registration of minors 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a Facebook post, the Taguig Registry for Assessment and Citizen Engagements (TRACE) announced that 12 to 17 years old who are residents and non-residents...
The Taguig City government announced that more than half of its residents are now fully vaccinated. According to TRACE Taguig, as of Sept. 11, 462,730 individuals have been fully vaccinated, or 53 percent of the city’s total population of 872,980, which is based on the Department of Health’s...
Despite the initial slippage in vaccine production, around 17 million doses of Pfizer and Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccines will be delivered to the country in September, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screwnshot from RTVM livestream) In a pre-recorded Cabinet...
The Caloocan city government has started the profiling of minors aged 12-17 in preparation for their vaccination against COVID-19. According to Mayor Oca Malapitan, it is important that the vaccination program is prepared as early as possible since minors belong to the age group that needs the...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) flock at the Matina Town Square in Davao City during the vaccination rollout for OFWs. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccine expert panel (VEP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking the use of a booster shot to those fully vaccinated...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said the city government is preparing to start the registration of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The registration will be handled by the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program team, which currently...
Mayor Joy Belmonte urged on Friday the national government to include children 17 years old and below in the vaccination program against COVID-19 amid the rise in the number of infections among minors. Belmonte made the call after vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. told the House of Representatives on...
At least 32 administration and opposition congressmen are pushing for a congressional inquiry into the Bureau of Quarantine’s (BoQ) allegedly “exorbitant” contract for the payment of P70 convenience fee for the issuance of International Certificates of Vaccination (ICVs) for COVID 19 to...
CARMONA, Cavite - The latest system developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for vaccine masterlisting and pre-registration was pilot-tested at the municipality's main vaccination hub in Barangay Cabilang Baybay on Friday (September 10). The event was led by...
The newest batch of AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) finally arrived in the country on Friday morning, September 10. A total of 502,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Sept. 10, 2021. (Photo by NTF Against...
Members of the House of Representatives quizzed vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. over the reported delays in the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines by local government units and the private sector. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on...
