A vaccine proven effective against the mpox virus is available abroad but not yet in the Philippines, a vaccine expert said on Thursday, Aug. 22. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Meron po tayong bakuna [para sa mpox] pero hindi iyan available sa atin (We do have a vaccine [for...
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Louis Vuitton, the man behind the eponymous house, the women’s spring/summer 2022, as reimagined in Shanghai, celebrates timeless design and a continued historical relationship between Louis Vuitton and China The Louis Vuitton Women’s Spring-Summer...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Wednesday, Oct. 13, the national immunization coverage was “still relatively low.” (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) VEP chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani said as of Oct. 10, the Philippines has so far administered close to 50 million doses of coronavirus...
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 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...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) will not recommend to the government to stop the vaccination using the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines amid the more than 1,200 cases of myocarditis or heart inflammation recorded in the United States among young adults and adolescents after the inoculation of...
Amid the emergence of the so-called “Delta plus” variant, the country’s vaccine expert panel assured Wednesday, June 23, the public that all vaccines that are available in the country could ward off any severe forms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) even with variants. This handout...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its vaccine expert panel (VEP) welcomed Monday, June 21, the decision of President Duterte to make mandatory the wearing of face shields, both indoors and outdoors, again. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
Are you planning to have a booster shot against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after completing the two-dose regimen? A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
A vaccine expert warned Saturday, June 19, that another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant could possibly emerge if the public, including those fully vaccinated individuals, keeps violating the minimum public health standards set by the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is not recommending to put on hold the use of Sinovac vaccine despite Indonesia’s experience that its more than 350 medical workers fully vaccinated with the China-made jab have caught coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) VEP chair Dr....
