CANBERRA, Australia -- Australian doctors have called for an urgent national advertising campaign to address coronavirus vaccine misinformation. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) recently said it was critical for the government to give Australians up-to-date information...
Two alleged fixers will be sued by the local government of Pasig City for selling vaccination slots to residents, Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday (June 29). Sotto said one of the two individuals they identified was a profiler in one of the city's vaccination teams. "Definitely, charges will be...
The emergence and spread of the Delta and Delta Plus variants of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could hamper the Philippines' economic recovery if not prevented, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said on Monday, June 28. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon called the viral botched vaccination in Makati an "isolated case." (Screenshot from Facebook) A video making the rounds on social media showed a vaccine recipient failed to get a proper coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shot after a health...
The more than 1,200 cases of myocarditis or heart inflammation logged in the United States among young adults and adolescents following the inoculation of Pfizer vaccines should not prod the government to stop the use of the US-made jabs, the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development...
The government should start considering buying more effective and cheaper vaccines to inject to the Filipino population to ensure better protection against the COVID-19, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Saturday, June 26. Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) In a radio...
Students, faculty members, and staff of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as limited face-to-face classes begin. (Photo from ASMPH) A total of 537 clerks, interns, students, and faculty members of the ASMPH...
The Taguig City government aims to finish vaccinating its target population of 680,000 by October as it vows to ramp up its daily output next month. Mayor Lino Cayetano (center) with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and health experts from Israel (Taguig City government / MANILA BULLETIN) This...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently gathering data on Filipinos who still contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite being fully vaccinated...
The Quezon City government has launched a new vaccine registration portal to accommodate more individuals. QC Vax Easy will be a city-assisted registration system to expand the current registration processes of the city’s “QCProtektodo” vaccination program. Individuals who want to register...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said President Duterte should follow Vice President Leni Robredo's lead in encouraging Filipinos to get vaccinated against COVID-19 without threatening of putting them to jail. "VP Leni is encouraging a lot of people to be inoculated without threatening...
Despite the coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19) improved trust rate, the government may need to further harness its convincing prowess to entice more individuals to be inoculated for the country to achieve herd immunity. This was evident on Thursday, June 24, after several individuals remained...
