The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has advised the public that the upcoming certificate to be issued to those vaccinated against COVID-19 will not serve as a substitute for other vaccine cards. DICT Usec. Manny Caintic made the clarification Tuesday, Sep. 7, as the...
Vice President Leni Robredo visits residents receiving their COVID-19 shots at the Vaccine Express site in Pasig City on August 21, 2021. (OVP) Over 15 million individuals in the Philippines have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health...
COVID-19 vaccine certificates may be available to the general public in October, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Usec. Manny Caintic said Tuesday, Sep. 7. Following the soft launching of "VaxCertPH," the country’s online portal issuing certificate for individuals...
The Mandaluyong City local government opened on Monday its VaxCertPh booth to assist Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and those who wish to travel abroad in acquiring their COVID-19 vaccination certificates. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries are requiring...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, Sept. 7, has expressed its readiness for the conduct of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) DOST Undersecretary for...
The Pateros municipal government will soon start the registration of 12 to 17 years old for COVID-19 vaccination. This, after the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the Moderna vaccine for the age group. Arrival of Moderna vaccine in the country last month (National...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has urged authorities to rethink their approach in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly in relying on vaccines to shield the population from the virus. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate PRIB) Sotto believed the government should "change its...
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, September 6, said the lifting of immigration bans on 10 countries by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases is ‘’reckless, if premature.’’ Senator Imee Marcos (Senate of the Philippines) Travelers from Bangladesh,...
The Quezon City government on Saturday started inoculating expecting mothers against COVID-19. (QUEZON CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN) Pregnant women who are in their second and third trimesters are allowed to be vaccinated. Before the vaccination, they will be checked up...
Labor groups urged the national government to speed up the rollout of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program of workers. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) and the Institute for Occupational Health...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has praised the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) issuance of an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Moderna vaccines for children aged 12 to 17. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB) "I want to thank FDA Chief...
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in the Philippines are not included in the batches under investigation in Japan, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assured Friday, Sept. 3. A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine...
