The Quezon City government has allowed walk-in COVID-19 vaccination at the malls in the city. According to the Facebook post of the city government, individuals may go to the QC ProtekTODO booths inside the malls, where they will be given a walk-in stub which indicates the time of their...
Over 700,000 doses of “pediatric” Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are set to arrive on Jan. 31, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Tuesday, Jan. 25. (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The delivery of the...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones encouraged teachers and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) to take their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots once they were deemed eligible. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are reminding our personnel and offices to not wait...
The Pasay City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) reported that the city recorded 96.61 percent recoveries from COVID-19 with 86 barangays already COVID-free. The CESU reported to Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano that 82 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Jan. 23, brought the city’s total confirmed...
A total of 4, 842,498 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were deployed in Quezon City as of Saturday, Jan. 22. According to the data released by the City Health Department (QCHD) on Saturday, a total of 2,125,226 individuals are fully vaccinated, which is 85.91 percent of its 2.4 million target for both...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Jan. 21 that it is now allowing walk-in vaccinations for adults at the EDSA Boni Bakuna Center in light of the ongoing surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
A health worker shows a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Transverse myelitis, a rare side effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine AstraZeneca has not yet been detected in the country, the head of the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said on Friday, Jan. 21. Dr. Nina...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) There should be sufficient data first before the government will allow the administration of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children, the Department of Health...
More than 8,000 minors aged 5 to 11 years old have been registered for vaccination in Muntinlupa ahead of the government’s rollout next month. Data from the Muntinlupa COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) showed that as of Jan. 19, a total of 8,203 children, 5 to 11 years old, have registered...
Vaccine skepticism among adult Filipinos continues to die down, according to the result of the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations on Thursday, Jan. 20. Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The natiowide survey done face-to-face from December 12 to 16,...
The national government aims to vaccinate 50 to 100 individuals against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) per pharmaceutical drug store during the launch of “Resbakuna sa Botika," National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Thursday, Jan. 20. (Ali...
More than 500 people received their COVID-19 vaccines at the newly-refurbished Manila Zoo vaccination site in Malate, Manila as of Thursday, Jan. 20, the city government announced. Since the launch of the Manila Zoo vaccination site on Wednesday, Jan. 19, medical workers onsite have vaccinated 533...
