CEBU CITY - Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia ended months of speculations whether or not she will take the COVID-9 vaccine when she confirmed that she already got her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last February 12. Garcia said she was inoculated with Sinopharm, a Chinese brand COVID-19 vaccine....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Adult Filipinos who are already eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot should get vaccinated immediately as protection from the primary vaccination is...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has continued its deployment of its Bakuna Buses, Bakuna Centers, and Bakuna Teams to help the local government units in ramping up the vaccination efforts to protect unvaccinated individuals. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that on Feb....
Amid the low uptake of booster doses in the country, Malacañang renewed its call to the public to get their booster shots as "added protection" against COVID-19 and its variants as pandemic persists. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) Citing data...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – The city government launched its third pediatric vaccination site for kids aged 5–11 years at Splash Island on Wednesday (Feb. 23). Biñan City opens its third pediatric vaccination site for kids aged 5–11 years. (Carla Bauto Deña / MANILA...
The Quezon City government has vaccinated more than 2.3 million people against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to its data on Tuesday, Feb.22. A total of 2,325,646 adults and minors were fully vaccinated against the virus. The local government said 2,234,450 individuals have received at...
The country continues to experience a steady decline in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and remains to be under low-risk case classification, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) Precinct Station 2 remind bargain shoppers along Ilaya in...
About 15,200 deaths for every 1 million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines have been recorded, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. A health worker prepares a syringe with the Sinovac Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine during a vaccination drive for schoolchildren...
President Duterte remembered his circumcision experience during his late-night public address on Monday, Feb. 21, which he described as "traumatic." President Duterte's "Talk to the People" on Feb. 21, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) "Ako, ma-remember ko, ang una kong bakuna tapos yung pag-tuli ko (I...
The skepticism among Filipinos may be alleviated if the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the country are given full authorization, a health expert said on Monday, Feb. 21. Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 medical adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony”...
It's a good time to downgrade to Alert Level 1 or the "new normal" for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious disease expert said Monday, Feb. 21. People in queue for goods at the Diliman community pantry (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Well, at this point, mukhang medyo...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The number of Filipinos who are unwilling to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is declining, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said....
