Education, not threats, is what will solve the vaccine hesitancy among Filipinos, a youth group told President Rodrigo Duterte. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement Monday night, June 28, Juan Health PH, condemned Duterte's threat to arrest Filipinos who refuse to get inoculated against...
Starting July 1, travelers vaccinated abroad who stayed in "green" or low coronavirus risk countries will be required to undergo shorter quarantine protocols upon arrival in the country. A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has instructed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to help in the transportation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in remote and far-flung areas. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of SND Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page) Lorenzana,...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australian doctors have called for an urgent national advertising campaign to address coronavirus vaccine misinformation. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) recently said it was critical for the government to give Australians up-to-date information...
Two alleged fixers will be sued by the local government of Pasig City for selling vaccination slots to residents, Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday (June 29). Sotto said one of the two individuals they identified was a profiler in one of the city's vaccination teams. "Definitely, charges will be...
The country has so far received a total of 12 million doses of Sinovac vaccines from China, representing 68.75 percent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine supply in the country. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. gives updates on the immunization program during President Duterte's public...
With the continued threat of coronavirus disease (COVID) and its more transmissible variants, the country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) urged Monday, June 28, those who have already received the first dose of coronavirus vaccines to get their second dose “as soon as possible.” (Joe...
The Taguig City government has temporarily suspended the use of Sinovac Life Sciences’ CoronaVac vaccine starting Monday due to absence of a Certificate of Analysis (COA), which comes from the manufacturer. In a memorandum dated June 28, the Taguig City Vaccination Task Force said the first and...
Malacañang assured the public that the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine was still effective against the more contagious and deadlier Delta variant of the disease just like other brands in the country's inventory. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of coronavirus...
The emergence and spread of the Delta and Delta Plus variants of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could hamper the Philippines' economic recovery if not prevented, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said on Monday, June 28. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon called the viral botched vaccination in Makati an "isolated case." (Screenshot from Facebook) A video making the rounds on social media showed a vaccine recipient failed to get a proper coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shot after a health...
A senior citizen from Valenzuela City on Monday morning received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and heralded a milestone in the country's vaccination program for reaching 10 million doses administered in the country. Nieves Catacutan, 74, received her 1st dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the...
