A former official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Aug. 24, that up to 85 percent of the population needs to be fully vaccinated to achieve herd immunity amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) The national government is aiming to...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, August 24, said that Pfizer-BioNTech should still apply for full authorization for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the Philippines. Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines (AFP/Getty Images) In an interview with DZBB, FDA director general Eric...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Aug. 23, said children with comorbidities may be included in the vaccination priority groups of the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The approved priority groups now are A1 (frontline health workers), A2 (senior citizens), A3...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, it is open to giving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots to the public once the vaccine supply in the country stabilizes. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said allowing COVID-19...
The local government of Quezon City has deployed 493,000 vaccines against COVID-19 during the reimposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) last August 6. “Every vaccine we jab is a life we save. So we made full use of all our registration processes -...
BIÑAN, Laguna - The local government unit has utilized the Blessed Sacrament Parish Church in South City Homes, Barangay Sto. Tomas as a site for mobile vaccination on Friday (August 20). The temporary inoculation site was part of the city government's Vax on Wheels program, which aims to cater...
IMUS, Cavite - The local government unit here identified on Thursday (August 19) six barangays considered to be coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hotspots amid the surge in active cases. As of August 18, Barangay Buhay na Tubig has recorded 139 active COVID-19 cases, the highest in the city. Emmanuel...
The head of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) emphasized Friday, August 20, that it would be the best option for local government units (LGUs) to rely on the guidance of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 and Department of Health (DOH) in purchasing their supply of...
There is no definite schedule yet as to when the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) will start, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development (R&D) Dr. Rowena Cristina L....
To reach more people who want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has sent out three buses from the its national headquarters to as mobile vaccination clinics in the Calabarzon (Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal) area. (Photo from...
The Philippines has administered 29.1 million doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, with over 12 million individuals already fully vaccinated against the disease, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Thursday, Aug. 19. A vaccinee shed tears as she had fear of...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP The government is mulling over the idea of providing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster doses to healthcare workers and...
