To better protect children from the Covid-19 virus in the new normal, the Marikina City local government will be holding a "Bakunahang Bayan" vaccination drive aimed at the pediatric population aged five to 11 years old from Monday, Dec. 5 to Wednesday, Dec. 7. Photo from Domingo Dela Paz’s FB...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is ready to open its own probe into the reported wastage of 44 million doses of COVID-19 shots and to look into the documents pertaining to the purchase of these vaccines, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Sunday, December 4. Tolentino said also said he supports the...
An infectious diseases expert believes that another surge in Covid-19 cases is unlikely this coming holiday season. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI VICOY /...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Salvador Escalante has ordered to step up the Covid-19 vaccination efforts under the ‘Pinaslakas’ campaign in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. The vaccination is set on Dec. 5 to Dec. 7. Photo courtesy of Cadiz City LGU / MANILA BULLETIN Escalante issued an Executive Order...
(Pixabay) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its readiness to coordinate with authorities to audit the purchase of vaccines in relation to the country's Covid-19 vaccination program. “On the subject of Covid-19 vaccine expenditures, the DOH is ready to coordinate and comply with the COA's...
There is no complete evidence yet on the need for Covid-19 booster shots for children aged five to 11, the Department of Health (DOH) said. A minor getting vaccinated against COVID-19 (Photo courtesy of Lady Ann Ebatan) According to DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, they are still...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will welcome any investigation with regards to the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination program. Senator Risa Hontiveros recently filed a resolution that seeks to "investigate reports of unused and expired Covid-19 vaccines." “Ang Kagawaran ng...
DOH Individuals aged 50 to 59 as well as people 18 to 49 years of age with comorbidities can now get a second booster shot to further protect them against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “This follows the expansion of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug...
The Department of Health (DOH) vowed on Tuesday, July 26 to closely coordinate and deploy necessary resources to keep the country's healthcare systems ready to respond to both COVID and non-COVID cases. (DOH/MB) In a statement, DOH mentioned that this is in line with President Ferdinand...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, July 25, a total of 19,536 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past week. A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of...
The local government of Marikina City presented on Friday, July 22, to officials of the Department of Health (DOH) the city's facilities, resources and services for Covid-19 response in line with the upcoming launch of "PinasLakas," the agency's new Covid-19 vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country's Covid-19 first booster shot coverage remains low as it only reached 20 percent so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that a total...
