The Marikina City government announced on Thursday, Feb. 17 that it has reopened the online registration for the pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination for children aged five to 11. Parents or legal guardians may register their child or children in the available slots on Monday, Feb....
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Feb. 17 that the country has vaccinated 263,932 kids aged five to 11 with their first dose of Pfizer vaccines since the start of the nationwide rollout. THUMBS UP -- Marcus Julian C. Mendoza, 11, shows a thumbs up while receiving his Pfizer vaccine...
The head of the country's Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) is weighing in if a fourth coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine dose is still needed. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing on Tuesday, Feb. 15, Dr. Nina Gloriani, Chairperson of VEP, said immunocompromised...
The Muntinlupa City government reported that 58 percent of minors aged 12 to 17 years old are now fully vaccinated. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of. Feb. 13, a total of 32,311 12-17 years old have been fully vaccinated or 58.33 percent of the target population of...
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – The city government here officially rolled out its pediatric vaccination for children aged five to 11 in three malls and selected hospitals and clinics on Monday (Feb. 14). Mayor Jenny Austria-Barzaga, a nurse by profession, administered jabs at the vaccination...
The Muntinlupa City government opened another site for the vaccination of five to 11 years old in the city. On Feb. 14, the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) added the Cupang Health Center as a vaccination site for the age group. Muntinlupa City Health Office acting chief Dr. Juancho Bunyi...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Sunday, Feb. 14, that the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 will temporarily be suspended starting on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The local government said that the vaccination appointments for the said age group will continue once the additional...
The director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination said on Sunday, Feb. 13, we should wait first before vaccinating children under five against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Dapat pag-aralan muna kung dapat palawigin ang edad para sa mandatory vaccination...
Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes has called on the Filipino-Muslim community to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and urged the national government to address vaccine hesitancy. “Sa mga Muslim na kapwa ko senior citizen, magpabakuna na rin po...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, once again encouraged parents to trust the vaccines to better protect their children against COVID-19. Go reiterated his appeal in a video message during the launch of pediatric vaccination held...
The national government aims to vaccinate at least five million Filipinos during the third “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” program, said National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Thursday, Feb. 10. In the “Laging Handa” public...
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite – The local government unit launched its pediatric vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for children aged 5 to 11 years at Sky Ranch Tagaytay on Wednesday (Feb. 9). Over 200 kids were inoculated at the amusement park. City Government of Tagaytay (Facebook...
