Leading by example, Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Thursday, Dec. 9, received her coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shot and urged employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) as well as parents and other members of the community to get vaccinated as soon as possible. (Photo from...
A firsthand experience CLINICAL MATTERS Got the booster! My primary vaccine series was Sinovac, and I was given a Pfizer booster. I was the second person to get vaccinated with Sinovac in the Philippines, right after PGH director Gerardo Legaspi. Since I got my first dose last March 1, 2021 and my...
The Pasay City government will be accepting walk-ins who wish to get their booster shot against COVID-19. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government targets to inoculate 200 individuals belonging to the A1 (health front liners), A2 (senior citizens), and A3 (adult with comorbidties)...
The chairperson of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) explained Thursday, Nov. 25, why she preferred the Sinovac vaccine as her booster shot and availed the homologous booster vaccination. Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) “I chose...
The Valenzuela City government has started administering COVID-19 booster shots to senior citizens and immunocompromised residents on Thursday, Nov. 25. The vaccinations were held in three venues: Wes Arena, Brgy. Punturin; Justice Elieser Delos Santos National High School, and Valenzuela City...
The Taguig City government started administering COVID-19 booster shots and third doses to fully vaccinated senior citizens (classified under A2 priority group) and persons with comorbidities (A3) on Nov. 23. During the first day of administration held at SM Aura Mega Vaccination Hub in Bonifacio...
Booster shots are now available for residents in Bataan through the efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its "Bakuna" Center, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In a statement, PRC said that its Bakuna Center in Bataan provided booster doses to 22 individuals belonging to...
The Muntinlupa City government has administered more than 800 booster shots mostly to fully vaccinated frontline health workers. According to the City Health Office, as of Nov. 23, 869 doses of booster shots have been given. Of the total, 801, or 92 percent, are healthcare workers belonging to the...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the municipal government has started giving COVID-19 booster shots to senior citizens (A2 priority group) and persons with comorbidities (A3), and non-residents can avail of the medical service. The municipal government began administering booster shots...
The Caloocan City government started giving COVID-19 booster shots to senior citizens and persons with comorbidities on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Individuals who want to get their booster shots can visit the city’s vaccination sites from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Both the senior citizens and persons with...
The decision of President Duterte on whether he will take a booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) depends on his physician’s advice, Malacañang said on Tuesday, Nov. 23. President Rodrigo Duterte receives his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Health Secretary Francisco...
The Las Pinas City government started administering booster shots against COVID-19 to the city's senior citizens on Tuesday (Nov. 23). Paul San Miguel, Public Information Office chief, said Mayor Imelda Aguilar is targeting about 4,000 senior citizens in the city to get the booster shot per day....