The National Youth Commission (NYC) enjoined the youth to participate in the government's three-day national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, NYC called on the members of the Youth Organization...
The local government of Quezon City is targeting to vaccinate 150,000 individuals against COVID-19 during the three-day national vaccination drive from Nov. 28- Dec. 1. “It’s all systems go for Quezon City. We have tapped groups for additional medical workers and partnered with malls and...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced that they are currently finalizing the policy that will deal with government workers unvaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccination of higher education personnel (Photo from CHED / MANILA BULLETIN) CSC Commissioner Aileen Lizada...
The United Kingdom (UK) donated an additional 1,746,160 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 27. A total of 1,746,160 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 3 on Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo from NTF Against...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRCS) has expressed its support on Saturday, Nov. 27 to the National Vaccination Day as it targets to administer more than 50,000 doses nationwide from Nov. 29 to Dec.1. (Photo from the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "We will continue to be the government’s ally...
One of the 17 "Bakuna" buses of the Philippine Red Cross returned to the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila to vaccinate students as limited face-to-face classes begin, the organization said on Friday, Nov. 26. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "We are looking to...
COVID-19 Vaccine (unsplash free photo) Russian Sputnik V vaccines showed 80 percent efficacy against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) six to eight months after the second dosage, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced in a global press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 24. During a joint...
A healthcare workers receives a COVID-19 vaccine during the launching of booster vaccination for medical frontliners at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 100,000 Filipinos...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its gratitude to the Australian government for donating 700,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Wednesday, Nov. 24. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the vaccine donation of Australia is...
Booster shots are now available for residents in Bataan through the efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its "Bakuna" Center, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In a statement, PRC said that its Bakuna Center in Bataan provided booster doses to 22 individuals belonging to...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano is aiming for single-digit COVID-19 cases in the city. The City Health Office recorded 36 active cases on Nov. 23 and nine new cases. Rubiano said the city government can achieve this if residents will continue to follow the local basic health protocols such as...
Government workers who will be absent for getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be considered excused, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18,...
