The Department of Health (DOH), on Thursday, Dec. 5, addressed the Commission on Audit's (COA) 2023 findings regarding more than P11 billion worth of expired drugs, medicines, and medical supplies that went unused in 2023. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Addressing concerns...
Nearly four million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) It was the largest single-day shipment US made through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility to the...
More than 2.7 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recently donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines. **media Through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, US donated an additional 2,703,870 doses of the Pfizer vaccines...
The Pasay City government started the “Vacc to the Future” vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 on Friday (Oct. 22) at the city-run public hospital, Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH). Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city has tentatively pre-listed 70 minors who are expected to be inoculated...
The Philippines, through the Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formally reached an agreement for the conduct of the WHO Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) in the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevara, during the Laging Handa...
Amid the reported global scarcity of vaccine supply, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, July 13, said that the supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the country will not be affected by clinical trials. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
At least 3,000 participants in eight sites are being eyed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for the trials involving the “mixing and matching” of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevara, during the Laging Handa...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and seafarers were among those that were first in line for Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses from the Philippine government through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). Part of Philippine Red Cross' vaccination initiatives vs COVID-19 is the PRC...
With the continued rollout of the government’s inoculation program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded that the use of schools as vaccination sites should be approved by its local officials first. The government continues to roll out its COVID-19...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reiterated its commitment to help the government in the rollout of its vaccination program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Kabaka Center in Pandacan, Manila is one of the six 'Bakuna Centers' of Philippine Red Cross in Metro Manila. (Photo from PH Red...
Believing that the smooth and continued rollout of the vaccination program will help mitigate the effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) reinforced the government’s program and called for cooperation among stakeholders. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “The...
With many Filipinos adults still wary of getting vaccinated in general, private and public organizations partnered and tapped the support of the youth to boost vaccine confidence and share other related health information with the public. Youth Health Patrol is a health literacy campaign for public...
