The United Arab Emirates (UAE) intends to donate half a million coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Galvez revealed the upcoming foreign donation of vaccine doses developed by China's...
More than 5,000 laborers, including Overseas Filipino Workers, are set to be inoculated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during the Labor Day symbolic vaccination on May 1, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday, April 29. Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of...
The Philippines’ cold storage facilities are capable to receive coronavirus vaccines that need to be kept in below freezing temperature, National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday, April 29. Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo...
The government is not backing down from its goal to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos this year in a bid to attain herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A woman receives a coronavirus vaccine shot from a health worker at a vaccination site in Taguig City on April 29, 2021. (Ali...
The government is having a tough time on how to safely transport the Russian-made coronavirus vaccines to the country without compromising its stability. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) President Duterte recognized the importance of ensuring the potency of the coronavirus vaccines during the...
It may seem an ambitious goal for now but Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed optimism Wednesday night, April 28, that the country can vaccinate at least half a million individuals per day beginning in the third quarter of 2021. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the...
Three thousand jabs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and 2,000 jabs for local minimum wage earners. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (L) and DOLE Director Rolly Francia during the online press briefing on April 28, 2021. (Photo screengrab from DOLE Facebook page) That's how the 5,000...
The arrival of the first batch of Russian-made coronavirus vaccines won't push through this month due to logistical concerns, Malacañang announced Wednesday, April 28. (Photo by Handout / Russian Direct Investment Fund / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The government instead aims to secure the delivery...
Storage facilities in Metro Manila will be able to handle the expected deluge of anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the coming months. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos made this guarantee during the an interview Sunday morning, April 25, over DZBB...
Private companies must ensure the "equitable distribution" of their procured coronavirus vaccines and avoid giving "privileged access" to such supply, according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez. Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez Jr (Photo: OPAPP/Manila Bulletin) Galvez also reminded private firms against...
The vaccine rollout for people under the A4 priority group--which includes overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)--could begin on May 1, Labor Day. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III made this revelation Friday, April 23, citing a personal "promise" from National Task...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 has allocated the lastest batch of 500,000 doses of CoronaVac brand vaccines to the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus and other areas experiencing a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as well as in economic centers. In a statement Friday,...