The first day of the Muntinlupa City government’s “Bakuna sa Gabi” Monday drew 601 people belonging to the A4 priority group, or essential workers. “Bakuna sa Gabi,” implemented by the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) and City Health Office (CHO), was launched to...
The Caloocan City government has opened two drive-thru vaccination sites in a bid to help delivery riders get easy access to COVID-19 jabs amid the threats posed by the coronavirus disease and its variants. Mayor Oca Malapitan said the local government launched Tuesday the drive-thru inoculation...
The Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa has reached full bed capacity amid the surge in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR), its medical chief said Tuesday, Aug. 17. Asian Hospital and Medical Center "The occupancy of our COVID-19...
Around six million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be delivered to the country this week as the government seeks to bounce back from the decelerated inoculation program in the past two weeks. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the Presidential Adviser on...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri prodded on Tuesday, August 17, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 to expedite the approval of the national government's agreements with local government units and private companies seeking to purchase vaccines. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic Remulla appealed anew to the Department of Health (DOH) to send more vaccines to Region 4-A local government units (LGU) amid the surging pandemic. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (August 17), Remulla attached a graphic illustration showing the disparity between the total...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Monday, Aug. 16, that it has yet to determine whether or not the Lambda variant of the coronavirus is vaccine-resistant. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) VEP chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani said they will look into reports that the Lambda variant could be...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) has maintained that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are available in the Philippines provide protection against the coronavirus variants, including the Lambda variant, which was detected in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Yung mga...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine produced by British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca provides yearlong protection against the severe form of coronavirus infection, the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Monday, Aug. 16. (Photo by Christof Stache/AFP) Citing published data, VEP head Dr....
The use of coronavirus disease (COVID) vaccine booster shots for fully vaccinated individuals, particularly those immunocompromised would hinge on the vaccine supply in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Monday, Aug. 16. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)...
The Mandaluyong City local government denied on Monday the message circulating in social media that it is accepting walk-ins for its COVID-19 vaccination program. A circulating Facebook post says that the LGU is looking for unvaccinated individuals to be vaccinated since only 500 people have been...
A vaccine expert warned Monday, Aug. 16, that the continued violation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health and safety protocols would mean more virus transmission and mutations. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani appealed to the public to...
