The Quezon City local government is eyeing the vaccination of minors in private and public schools all over the city even as it started culling the list of students aged 12 to 17 years in anticipation of the possible expansion of vaccination coverage in the Philippines. "The idea is to put up...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday said the Philippine government has mismanaged its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and failed to resolve the health crisis. Pacquiao, once an ally of the Duterte administration, lamented that the COVID-19 situation in the country only got worse. “Sa tingin ko,...
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) announced that it is now accepting walk-ins for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations. (Photo from CSJL) In a Facebook post, CSJL announced that there are vaccine slots available on Sept. 14 to 15, however, registered participants are given...
The government should inoculate a “sufficient percentage” of the adult population first before deciding to include minors in the vaccination rollout, the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said Sunday, Sept. 12. A Manila...
The Taguig City government announced that more than half of its residents are now fully vaccinated. According to TRACE Taguig, as of Sept. 11, 462,730 individuals have been fully vaccinated, or 53 percent of the city’s total population of 872,980, which is based on the Department of Health’s...
The Caloocan city government has started the profiling of minors aged 12-17 in preparation for their vaccination against COVID-19. According to Mayor Oca Malapitan, it is important that the vaccination program is prepared as early as possible since minors belong to the age group that needs the...
Mayor Joy Belmonte urged on Friday the national government to include children 17 years old and below in the vaccination program against COVID-19 amid the rise in the number of infections among minors. Belmonte made the call after vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. told the House of Representatives on...
CARMONA, Cavite - The latest system developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for vaccine masterlisting and pre-registration was pilot-tested at the municipality's main vaccination hub in Barangay Cabilang Baybay on Friday (September 10). The event was led by...
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that only 242 fully vaccinated individuals against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country experienced “breakthrough infections” out of millions of Filipinos who completed the regimen. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that...
Faculty members and students of the University of Caloocan City (UCC) were inoculated against COVID-19, the city government announced Tuesday. The local government had set the special vaccination for all members of the university and students to make sure that they are protected against the dreaded...
The local government of Caloocan City announced on Wednesday that all vaccinations scheduled in the afternoon of Wednesday, September 8, will be suspended due to inclement weather. “Kanselado na ang panghapon na schedule ng bakunahan sa Caloocan (The afternoon vaccination schedule in Caloocan has...
The Navotas City government has cancelled the vaccination against COVID-19 in all vaccination sites due to inclement weather and flooding caused by severe tropical storm “Jolina.” According to the LGU’s Facebook post, it will only accommodate individuals who are already on the site before the...
