Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Health experts said that individuals who are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot should follow the guidelines set by the Department of Health (DOH). Members of the DOH’s Technical Advisory Group said that fully vaccinated medical frontliners should only...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced the start of the administration of booster shots to healthcare workers. “I just want to inform you that we will start giving booster shots tomorrow to health workers,” said the mayor in a live broadcast on Facebook Wednesday. A healthcare...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid the initial rollout of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots, the Department of Health (DOH) assured the public on Wednesday, Nov. 17, that the vaccination of those who have yet to receive their full doses of COVID-19 vaccine will still be prioritized....
The San Juan City local government started on Wednesday, Nov. 17, the administration of COVID-19 booster shots on its healthcare workers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of its more contagious Delta variant. The Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force - National...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Healthcare workers can choose which brand of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine they prefer to receive as a booster shot, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Nov. 17. "The priority group A1 shall be given the option to choose whether he/she shall...
More than 1.3 million doses of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine were delivered at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The shipment carrying 1,353,800 doses of the government-procured jabs arrived via China Airlines flight CI703 around 9: 30 a.m....
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Four coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine brands were authorized to be used as additional doses for fully vaccinated people, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Sinovac could be used as "homologous" vaccinesmeaning the...
With the continuous arrival of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the national government may soon include other priority categories that will be allowed to receive booster shots. Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor, head of National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 strategic communications on...
Fully-vaccinated healthcare workers can start receiving booster shots against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this week, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday night, Nov. 15. (FILES) In this file photo taken on August 7, 2021 a syringe is filled with a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Nov. 12, that the recruitment of 3,000 participants for the country’s “Mix and Match” (MnM) study has yet to start. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara said they...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed gratitude to the Senate for supporting his proposal to use the P45 billion in "unprogrammed" appropriations in the proposed P5.024-trillion budget in 2022 for the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
The government will use the savings from the 2021 national budget to purchase some 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines which would be used as booster shots. Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the Senate finance committee, and sponsor of the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, said...