As more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines become available in the country, many people may have questions about whether one type of vaccine is better than another. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) However, Dr. Lulu Bravo of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, maintained that it...
A public health expert on Wednesday, May 19, has backed the government's target to inoculate a significant population in the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces to achieve NCR Plus herd immunity. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Dr. Tony Leachon said the...
The country remains ill-prepared to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19 as it falls on its target to vaccinate 120,000 people a day to achieve herd immunity by the end of this year, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 16. Citing a herd immunity tracker on Twitter, Robredo said that...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan underscored on Saturday, May 15, the role of the private sector and local government units (LGUs) in COVID-19 response, saying they should be given a bigger participation in the government's vaccination program. Senator Francis Pangilinan (Senate of the...
Testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon is bullish that herd immunity can be achieved in Metro Manila and other provinces before the end of the year. Testing czar Vince Dizon (NTF AGAINST COVID-19 / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The national government is targeting to reach herd immunity against the...
National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. acknowledged on Thursday night, May 13 that the entire population of the Philippines would have to be vaccinated if it wants to totally eliminate the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccine czar, Secretary...
Has the family of former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas ever offered their resources to boost the country's pandemic response? A health worker prepares to inject a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination hub in Makati City (Ali Vicoy) Manila Bulletin For Presidential spokesman Harry...
The start of the general public's inoculation against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could happen earlier by one or two months as previously thought. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President Duterte's "Talk to the Nation" address on May 10, 2021. (Screenshot from RTVM Facebook...
The latest batch of coronavirus vaccines delivered to the Philippines through the COVAX facility represented a "lifeline" to Filipinos seeking relief from the pandemic, according to a United Nations (UN) official. The latest batch of AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines through the...
The government is aiming to accelerate its vaccination drive with the country's vaccine supply possibly jumping up to 20 million shots by June and July. Health workers give a coronavirus vaccine shot to a man at the drive-through vaccination site in Makati City on May 6, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the country will have a difficulty reaching the target herd immunity if there will be delays with the arrival of the vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang herd immunity maaabot...
A science--savvy consumer advocacy group has criticized the proposal of vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. to lower the national government's vaccination target from 70 million to just 58 million Filipinos out of the country's total population of 110 million. AGHAM President Angelo Palmones...
