To reach more people who want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has sent out three buses from the its national headquarters to as mobile vaccination clinics in the Calabarzon (Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal) area. (Photo from...
The Philippines has administered 29.1 million doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, with over 12 million individuals already fully vaccinated against the disease, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Thursday, Aug. 19. A vaccinee shed tears as she had fear of...
The four-decade quest in finding a vaccine for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues with US biotech company Moderna's latest study. Red ribbon, a symbol of support and solidarity with PLHIV (Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexel) Its two messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccines, the mRNA-1644 and...
The Pasig City local government unit (LGU) announced on Thursday that it has fully vaccinated over 200,000 Pasigueños against COVID-19. According to the City Health Office, the Pasig City has already deployed 510,321 vaccines in its vaccination program as of August 18 wherein 309,181 residents...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP The government is mulling over the idea of providing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster doses to healthcare workers and...
The family appreciates the blessings that came with this harrowing experience Getting infected with COVID-19 is an experience no one would wish on anyone, even more so on children. This was the challenge 42-year-old Taekwondo Olympian instructor Donnie Geisler and his wife had to face when they...
The country’s supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines was replenished anew with the arrival of more than 365,000 doses of government-procured Pfizer on Wednesday night, August 18. Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 and the...
Despite having packed hospitals, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos still views the ongoing implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as a "success" in terms of protecting the health of Metro residents. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, shed light on the apparent delay in the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) for the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of National Task Force (NTF)...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday called for intensified vaccination in the country to curb the spread of COVID-19 and its more transmissible variants, saying that vaccines have been proven to be highly effective in preventing severe to critical COVID-19 cases. Mayor Francis Zamora...
The Muntinlupa City government reported that 65 percent of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the city are unvaccinated individuals. As of Aug. 16, there are 1,756 active COVID-19 cases in Muntinlupa and of the total, 1,140 (65 percent) are unvaccinated, 160 (9 percent) are partially...
(SWS) More than half of Filipinos have said that they have easy access to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination site in their area, based on a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Based on the survey findings, 68 percent of adult Filipinos have said that...
