The Taguig City government will start Friday (July 2) the vaccination of people belonging to the A5 priority group or the indigent population. Using its vaccination bus, the city government will hold a symbolic vaccination of A5 group at Bagong Lipunan Condominium Tenement in Brgy. Western Bicutan....
Much ado about vaccine passports, even if they aren’t quite new. In the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in Bombay, India, shortly after a vaccine for plague was developed in 1897, authorities required proof of vaccination as a condition of entry for the pilgrims who would flock to Pandharpur every...
Malacañang remained confident that the Philippines will have a better Christmas this year despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as vaccinations against the dreaded disease picked up. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman...
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said on Thursday, July 1, that mixing and matching different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines pose an advantage to countries where vaccine supplies are limited. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual Palace...
The government is not playing favorites when it comes to the distribution of coronavirus vaccines to Metro Manila and several other areas, Malacañang assured the public Wednesday Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and Health Sec. Francisco Duque III welcome the arrival of an additional one...
The Muntinlupa City government has already vaccinated 36 percent of the target population as it continued to ramp up its daily output. As of June 30, a total of 139,942 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine, equivalent to 36.28 percent of the target Muntinlupa population of 385,725,...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Healthcare workers administering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been reoriented on the vaccination protocols amid circulating videos of improper vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "The National COVID-19 Vaccine Operation Cluster recently...
The government has released a list of more than 50 countries and territories identified as “green” or with low coronavirus risk amid efforts to screen the entry of vaccinated travelers into the Philippines. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) The list of the “green” places was released...
Another botched case of vaccination was reported in the city of Mandaluyong on Tuesday. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a viral video circulating online, another nurse/volunteer failed to administer the contents of the syringe during a vaccination. The incident reportedly happened last June 11 in...
Makati City Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay said fully vaccinated senior citizens in Makati City will receive P1,000 worth of gift certificates from the city government. (Photos from the local government unit of Makati City) The local government of Makati City seeks to entice senior citizens in the...
CoronaVac, also known as Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) developed and produced in China, was found to be safe and effective in children and adolescents, The Lancet Journal, the leading medical journal in the world, said in a report published on June 28. A medical worker...
Deputy Minority Leader Janette Garin on Wednesday criticized the “chaotic” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, noting how the government is allegedly unfairly prioritizing local government units (LGUs) that are experiencing an outbreak or pandemic surges. “Why is our vaccine czar acting like a...
