National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Monday, Sept. 20, that the country's high vaccination rate is protecting people against severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "I think all data from the expert point to the fact that...
The Far Eastern University (FEU) Alabang has opened a vaccination site to implement an inoculation program for the FEU Group of Schools and its partner companies. (Photo from FEU) The site is open to FEU employers and faculty members and members of the entire Ayala Group of Companies. Vaccinations...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept. 20 said experts are still studying the inclusion of individuals aged 12 to 17 years in the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Sa ngayon ay hindi pa natin nabibigyan ng rekomendasyon itong...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that at least 10,000 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been wasted since the government started its vaccination program. “To date, we have about 10,000 doses already registered as wastage,” said DOH...
Recognizing the urgent need to protect high-risk individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) vaccinated two dozens of senior citizen nuns in Parañaque City. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) PRC staff and volunteers from Rizal Chapter on Sept. 15 drove to...
The Department of the Interior and Local government (DILG) encouraged restaurants and other business establishments to check on the vaccination cards of their customers for them to avail of their goods and services. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya...
Aiming to vaccinate hundreds of individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the “Bakuna Buses” of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, Sept. 16, went to selected areas in Calabarzon and Western Visayas. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Tuloy-tuloy ang pagbiyahe ng ating mga...
A member of the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) is weighing the need for booster coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for frontline health workers who received Sinovac jab. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Dr. Rontgene Solante, who is also an infectious diseases expert,...
The Caloocan City government has started distributing "Fully Vaxxed" Certifications to establishments whose employees are fully vaccinated. (CALOOCAN CITY PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Oca Malapitan said that the Fully Vaxxed certification will encourage more employees to get vaccinated. "Ang...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday urged the government to accelerate efforts to get more Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines into the country as takers of the Russian-made jabs fear losing the efficacy of the first dose of their shot. Rodriguez said almost 300,000 Filipinos who were...
The Muntinlupa City government on Tuesday launched the online vaccination registration for 12 to 17 years old in the city. This after the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for 12 years old and above. A woman poses for a photo...
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the Philippines has already secured the financing for, and ordered, enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate qualified Filipinos by the end of the year stating the country needs 9 million doses weekly arrival to meet its target to complete its...