Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country's Vaccine Experts Panel is expected to recommend to shorten the interval between the second COVID-19 vaccine dose and booster shot, the Department of...
Sputnik vaccines The Department of Health (DOH) said that local experts studied the data of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine before approving its emergency use in the Philippines. Based on a report from Agence France Presse, the Sputnik V vaccine has yet to secure an approval from the World...
The Quezon City government has administered a total of 4,190,078 vaccine doses against COVID-19. According to the city government, the doses include first, second, and booster shots. As of Tuesday, Dec. 14, a total of 1,871,759 individuals were fully vaccinated, while 2,033,932 residents and...
The conduct of the second leg of the national vaccination drive in some regions in the country will be postponed due to a weather disturbance that is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Dick Gordon announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14 that PRC has opened its 26th Bakuna Center in the Department of Education (DepEd) - San Carlos City. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC said that...
BACOOR CITY – The city government is optimistic that it will achieve herd immunity against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among adults during the second run of Bayanihan, Bakunahan from Dec. 15 to 17. Lani M. Revilla / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN "We are confident that we will reach our...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III along with other officials have agreed to recommend on Monday, Dec. 13 the postponement of the second round of the "Bayanihan Bakunahan" in some areas that might be affected by the tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) which is...
From vaccines now to syringes. No ball was dropped according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, as he expressed dismay anew on Monday, Dec. 13, over the recent "dropped the ball" remark made by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang...
Nearly 364,000 individuals are now fully vaccinated in Muntinlupa, according to the city government. Latest tally as of Dec. 12 showed that 363,688 persons have been fully vaccinated or 94 percent of the target population of 385,725, which is 70 percent of the estimated total population of...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots depend on the vaccine brand administered in the primary series. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) This in reply to the question during a Laging Handa press briefing on the possibility of shortening...
As long as there is data available showing that a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine can extend its original shelf life, it can be allowed, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang naibibigay lang namin talaga na expiration date o shelf...
Vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech have shown that its vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) delivered an overall efficacy of 90.7 percent, an official from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13. In this file photo the Pfizer logo is seen at the Pfizer...
