The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, it is open to giving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots to the public once the vaccine supply in the country stabilizes. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said allowing COVID-19...
The Makati City local government said that pregnant women in their second and third trimesters may be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the city continues to ramp up its vaccination efforts especially amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. "Para sa lahat ng mga buntis na nasa ika-4...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Sunday that it has already deployed more than 600,000 vaccines to its residents as it continues to boost the city's vaccination drive. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) The City Health Office (CHO) reported that the local government unit (LGU) has...
The local government of Quezon City has deployed 493,000 vaccines against COVID-19 during the reimposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) last August 6. “Every vaccine we jab is a life we save. So we made full use of all our registration processes -...
The country is expected to receive around five to eight million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the fourth and last week of this month. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was the projection made by Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar...
Vice President Leni Robredo teamed up with Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto for a two-day Vaccine Express initiative to vaccinate some 4,000 members of the A5 category or the vulnerable and indigent sector in the city. Vice President Leni Robredo and Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto personally check the Vaccine...
At least 1,940 personnel and government employees were inoculated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a three-day vaccination rollout at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The PCG held the three-day COVID-19 vaccination roll-out at the...
The national government is making significant developments in enabling the country to manufacture its own vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and it may be realized as soon as 2022. Retired Major Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., spokesperson of the National Task Force (NTF) Against...
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Aug. 21, said that information about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antibodies has been taken out of context. The DOH clarified that vaccine expert panel (VEP) chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani, during the Laging Handa public briefing on...
BIÑAN, Laguna - The local government unit has utilized the Blessed Sacrament Parish Church in South City Homes, Barangay Sto. Tomas as a site for mobile vaccination on Friday (August 20). The temporary inoculation site was part of the city government's Vax on Wheels program, which aims to cater...
More than 1.2 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that were made in China were delivered to the country on Saturday morning, Aug. 21. More than 1.2 million combined doses of Sinovac and Sinopharm jabs are delivered by China at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
The country received yet another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine donation from China with the arrival of 739,200 doses of Sinopharm on Friday, Aug. 20. A shipment containing 739,200 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrives at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on Aug. 20, 2021. The...
