Local government units (LGUs) may now start the rollout of the second Covid-19 booster shot for the general population, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 18. The guidelines for the use of a second Covid-19 booster for the general population has already been signed, said DOH...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The buzz nowadays is there are 27 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines set to expire this month. Most were bought by private companies, which are now fretting about the losses that the expiration will incur. The question is why are these vaccines being allowed...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now investigating the alleged administration of second boosters to frontline healthcare workers and senior citizens during the first day of the rollout for immunocompromised individuals on Monday, April 25. Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN...
Four out of five or 80 percent of vaccinated adult Filipinos are willing to get a booster dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed on Thursday, Jan. 27. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion hailed the government Wednesday, Dec. 22 for heeding the private sector’s recommendation to shorten the time for vaccinated Filipinos to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots. Presidential Adviser...
ft.com WASHINGTON, United States -- Pfizer announced Tuesday it was seeking US authorization for COVID booster shots among adolescents aged 16 and 17, as concerns grow about the impact of the new Omicron variant. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has so far only granted emergency use...
Rei Tan (left) and Maja Salvador IN line with its ongoing 12th anniversary celebration and the upcoming birthday of its President and CEO Rhea Anicoche-Tan, Beautéderm Corporation officially launches REIKO and KENZEN Beautéderm Health Boosters with Maja Salvador as brand ambassador. REIKO and...
Rei Tan and Andrea Brillantes TAKE charge of your health as Beautéderm Corporation jumpstarts the final quarter of 2021 with REIKO and KENZEN Beautéderm Health Boosters – an essential line of health supplements as endorsed by the brand’s newest ambassador, young actress Andrea Brillantes....
Those fully vaccinated individuals who had breakthrough coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection may receive booster shots, a vaccine expert from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 25. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) head Dr. Nina Gloriani...
Granting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children aged 12 to 17 was not yet discussed, the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 18. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said while they have yet to discuss the booster...
‘Prioritizing vaccination of the unvaccinated over the marginal benefit of boosters will result in much fewer people in the hospitals’ The administration of boosters would be worth it only when the general population has been vaccinated against COVID-19), an infectious disease expert said....
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The EU's drug watchdog said Thursday it expected to decide in early October whether to approve boosters of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for over 16s. Pfizer vaccines (AFP/File) A decision on further jabs of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for at-risk people...
