A senior citizen in Muntinluap poses with the sign "we got fully vaccinated" after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine (MunCoVac) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that more senior citizens will be encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the...
A total of 315 individuals aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities received their COVID-19 jabs in Malabon City, the local government announced on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The inoculation of the adolescents started on Oct. 26 and will last on Oct. 29 at the Oreta Sports Complex. According to the city...
Labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) warned against the possible widespread abuse by employers of the "no jab, no pay" policy which has been allowed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for certain establishments. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, BMP...
To provide hope for the most vulnerable whom it serves without discrimination, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has been vaccinating persons deprived of liberty (PDL) through it mobile vaccination clinics. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Out of the 107,497 individuals that the PRC “Bakuna Bus”...
More than 1,000 minors with comorbidities, with ages ranging from 12 to 17 years in the city of Manila have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in just five days. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Tuesday, Oct. 26, a total of 1,372 minors with comorbidities have...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said there will be enough supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines once the government starts the implementation of giving booster doses and additional shots to certain groups of the population. DOH...
Clinical Matters Nothing is more contentious these days than the discussion surrounding additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Israel, having reached a high level of vaccination for its citizens, started offering boosters to its elderly population early on, followed by younger and younger age...
The Philippines will likely start by end of this month or early November its “Mix and Match” trial or MnM study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced that barely 61 days before Christmas, her wish to achieve herd immunity for the city was granted with 99.9 percent Las Pineros given their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and 90.6 percent who are fully vaccinated. Aguilar said the two key factors in achieving herd...
Being one of the most efficient allies of the government in battling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to strengthen its vaccination efforts. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Patuloy kaming magiging kaalyado ng gobyerno at ipagpapatuloy namin...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults may start soon. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly report on Friday, Oct. 22, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said on Friday that they will inoculate non-residents against COVID-19 if they are endorsed by their local government units (LGUs). In an interview with CNN, Tiangco said non-residents need to be endorsed by their respective LGUs to make sure that they are not yet...
