US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday announced initial data from a small clinical trial that showed its booster shots improved people's immune responses against key coronavirus variants of concern. (FILES) A file photo taken on April 22, 2021 in Monts, central France, shows vials of the Moderna...
Despite insistence that it was his doctor who recommended the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine, President Duterte apologized for receiving a vaccine that has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The President admitted that Sinopharm, developed by Beijing Biological Products...
The Quezon City government conducted a dry run for inoculation of residents in priority categories at four additional mall-based COVID vaccination sites this week. Residents who registered through barangay-assisted bookings will be prioritized at SM City Sta. Mesa, Robinsons Magnolia, SM City...
Parañaque City residents are no longer selective when it comes to the brand of vaccine they are getting against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday, May 5. (Edwin Olivarez / MANILA BULLETIN) Olivarez, in an interview with DZMM, said that people have been...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday expressed his appreciation for the work of the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong in defending the rights of overseas Filipino workers from the selective plan to vaccinate 370,000 foreign domestic helpers. Foreign Affairs Secretary...
NEW YORK (AFP) - Pfizer sharply increased its 2021 profit projections on Tuesday, citing much higher Covid-19 vaccine sales which are on track to provide a ''durable'' revenue stream in the wake of the pandemic. The drugmaker reported a jump in first-quarter profits based on surging revenues, with...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is pushing for the inclusion of economic frontline workers among the A4 priority group in the government's mass vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Mark Balmores/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “PEZA-registered companies,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has transported coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from Legazpi City in Albay to the provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate as part of its efforts to assist the national government in containing the spread of the pandemic. In a statement issued on Tuesday, May 4,...
A total of 2,634 individuals have already received their first dose of Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 5. Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The rollout of the Russian-made vaccine...
Many were eager to get inoculated during the pilot vaccination of the Russian coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine Sputnik V in Parañaque City on Tuesday, May 4. Most of them were left fuming after long hours of waiting without even getting the jab. In an interview with DZMM on Wednesday, May...
Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos received on Wednesday her second dose of China's Sinovac-Biotech vaccine making her fully vaccinated against COVID-19. IMG_20210505_110145 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Sinovac-Biotech made vaccines for senior citizens on April 7,...
An official from the Department of Health (DOH) reminded those who have gotten their first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to not skip their second shot. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with DZBB on Wednesday, May 6, Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, Undersecretary of DOH, said among...
