Almost 80,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been fully vaccinated while more than 92,000 more are still waiting for the second dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This developed as another policeman, a 50-year old police official assigned to the...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) has recommended the approval of the Sinovac’s clinical trial on the use of its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for children. (NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said the panel nodded...
A third dose or booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is preferrable to have in 2022 than right now, according to the country's vaccine czar. A vaccinator administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a passenger inside their vehicle during the opening of the Nayong Pilipino...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have cleared the 469,200 doses of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were delivered to the country Sunday afternoon, Aug. 15. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The latest vaccine shipment,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, August 15 urged local government units (LGUs) to work closely with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and other national agencies in order to expedite the country’s COVID-19 vaccination database. Go, who heads the Senate...
The government's national task force on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response has warned individuals who are trying to get more than the recommended two vaccine doses that their days are already numbered. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is supporting the move to pass ordinances that penalize people from getting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots amid the limited supply of the vaccine and large number of Filipinos who are willing to be vaccinated but have to wait for long due to the...
Staff and volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Saturday, Aug. 14, brought a "Bakuna Bus" to Hospicio de San Jose in Manila to vaccinate senior citizens and staff of the hospice. (Photo from PH Red Cross) “Regardless of the current challenges that we are facing, the Red Cross will...
A health reform advocate blasted health professionals spreading misinformation about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "With prioritized funding and resources, and trials running in parallel, the COVID-19 vaccines went through the same clinical development as...
Two individuals, who already completed their Sinovac COVID-19 jab and still received a “booster” shot of another vaccine brand, have been charged before the Quezon City prosecutor’s office for violating the local government's ordinance against COVID-19 vaccine fraudsters. The respondents were...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has tasked the local government units of the National Capital Region (NCR) to come up with their own ordinances penalizing individuals who will get a "booster" shot or a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte bared Saturday. The order came...
For new United Kingdom Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils, the top item on her to-do list is no other than a face mask. New United Kingdom Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils meets members of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) in the UK prior to her arrival in the...
