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)...
Three million more doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine that were procured by the government from China were delivered late Sunday afternoon, Sept. 26. The shipments carrying three miion doses of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 on Sept 26, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The...
To help revive the economy that was badly hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, all tourism workers in the country are intended to be vaccinated by the national government by the end of 2021, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said. File...
The vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now being pressed by the country's pandemic task force chief implementer to begin as early as October this year. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. speaks to the media during the arrival of 728,910 doses of...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. asked Vice President Leni Robredo to see the bigger picture in the national inoculation program against COVID-19 before criticizing the government for its supposed "slow" pandemic response. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. addresses queries from the media during the...
On Sunday, September 19, the country is poised to reach another mislestone in its national inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it will receive its 60 millionth dose. As of Saturday, the total supply stood at 59,359,810 doses. (MANILA BULLETIN) Three million doses of...
After some delays, the country finally received the latest batch of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine supply composed of 190,000 doses on Saturday night, September 18. A total of 190,000 doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 3 on Sept. 18, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The...
Nearly one million doses of Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrived in the country on Saturday afternoon, September 18. 961,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Sept. 18, 2021. (Screenshot from PTV livestream) A total of 961,000...
More than 40 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered nationwide, a feat that was achieved ahead of the schedule, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 bared Saturday, Sept. 18. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. answers question from the media during the...
