The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Senator Sonny Angara, has endorsed for plenary approval Committee Report No. 332 which contains the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. This marks the start of lengthy plenary deliberations on the budgets of various government agencies and their...
Given the calls to further protect the healthcare workers and senior citizens from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by giving them booster shots, the Food and Drug Administration reiterated that the vaccination of those who still have not received a single dose stands as the top priority....
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Four vaccine developers have already submitted their application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of their COVID-19 vaccine booster shot or third dose for emergency use. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said the vaccine makers that...
An infectious disease expert on Tuesday, Nov. 2, said that while the vaccination rate in the Philippines is still low, it's better to prioritize inoculating those who have not yet received a single shot before giving booster shots. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Habang mababa pa ang nabakunahan sa...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP An infectious disease expert welcomed the move of the government to provide COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to healthcare workers to further...
Clinical Matters Nothing is more contentious these days than the discussion surrounding additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Israel, having reached a high level of vaccination for its citizens, started offering boosters to its elderly population early on, followed by younger and younger age...
The national government is now preparing to administer the third dose or booster shots of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to eligible priority groups and recipients will now be allowed to choose what brand they prefer. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was confirmed by Sec. Carlito...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP Manufacturers of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines need to secure an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Philippine Food and Drug...
The House of Representatives on Thursday, Oct. 14 re-aligned a total P65.504 billion from the proposed 2022 national budget of P5.024 trillion to finance priority programs under a pandemic situation that included the procurement of additional anti-COVID 19 vaccines and booster shots. House of...
President Duterte’s chief economic manager suggested that the next administration should continue in subsidizing people’s subsequent booster doses of the coronavirus vaccine to ensure the country’s economic recovery. With more COVID-19 booster shots on the horizon, Finance Secretary Carlos G....
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the majority of the healthcare workers, who recently participated in a survey, were in favor of getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot if there is already sufficient evidence on its safety. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said they conducted a...
The Duterte administration is negotiating with the country’s development partners to fund the procurement of booster doses for the coronavirus vaccination next year, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on late Tuesday, Oct. 5, that the government...
