The United States donated 918,450 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the Philippines on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 10, through the global vaccine sharing initiative of COVAX facility. The United States donated 918,450 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus...
Heading into the 2022 elections, the "best investment" of local chief executives gunning for another term or seeking a different post will be their current health program amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a task force official leading the response efforts of the national government...
More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were transported to the country on Friday morning, Oct. 8 -- the first time that two different brands were delivered in a single flight. More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and Astrazeneca...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said each country has a "unique" coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic curve which shall be considered in measuring their efficiency in dealing with the global health crisis. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) The chief implementer of the National Task...
The national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has regained its momentum as cases continued to be on a downward trend. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. attends Pres. Duterte's "Talk to the People" public address on Oct. 6, 2021. (Screenshot frlom RTVM livestream) Sec....
The United States has donated 42 cold-storage freezers to the Philippines which will be distributed to far-flung and geographically isolated areas with little to zero capability to handle coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, a pandemic task force leader revealed Monday night, Oct. 4. Vaccine...
The national government will purchase 90 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines beginning in the first quarter of 2022, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday night, Oct. 4. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
The government may not be able to achieve its target of fully vaccinating 77 million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of 2021, an official leading the efforts admitted Monday, Oct. 4. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of National Task Force...
The government will begin the vaccination of children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 in six hospitals in Metro Manila as part of the pilot implementation of pediatric inoculation in the country, an official leading the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program disclosed Monday, Oct. 4. Sec....
Around 60 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be allocated by the government for the inoculation of around 29 million adolescents and children in the country, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has disclosed. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) Galvez,...
President Duterte is "interested" to travel to the United States to personally express his gratitude to US President Joe Biden and the American people for their donations of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Saturday afternoon,...
The national government may have fallen short in getting more vaccine supplies against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but it surely did well in meeting its targeted number of population for inoculation, a Manila Bulletin’s analysis of the September data from the National Task Force (NTF)...