A total of 661,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that were procured by the private sector and local government units (LGUs) were delivered to the country on Friday morning, September 17. A total of 661,220 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 in Pasay City on...
The country is expecting to receive 190,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine from Russia by this weekend or early next week, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed Friday, September 17. Arrival of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines in the Philippines on Aug. 31, 2021....
The Philippine government is expected to receive 14.89 million doses of vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before the month of September ends, the National Task Force against COVID-19 said as the government’s strives to do more in its inoculation program that would include 12-17...
The national government has put up an online "vaccination dashboard" where Filipinos can monitor progress on the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Screenshot from National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard) The National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard has been...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) will be the first ones to be given a booster shot for an added protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screenshot from RTVM livestream) Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday, Sept. 13, that the administration of booster shots...
Around 20 million children are targeted to be inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the government plans to include them in the national vaccination program to increase the scale in achieving herd immunity. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. addresses questions from the media during...
Members of the House of Representatives quizzed vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. over the reported delays in the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines by local government units and the private sector. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on...
The government will increase the target population that it intends to vaccinate against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from 70 percent to around 80 to 90 percent, the country's vaccine czar revealed Wednesday, Sept. 8. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo / Screenshot from Kapihan sa Manila Bay...
The national government is buying an additional 22 million doses of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac to ensure a steady supply of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy...
Individuals who are vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be allowed to do more essential activities as the government recalibrates its pandemic response and tries the enforcement of granular lockdown in the National Capital Region (NRC), an official of a task force on pandemic...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, readily responded Thursday night, Sept. 2, when he was bombarded by President Duterte with questions on the government's procurement of personal protective equipment (PPEs) in the early months of the...
More provinces are now getting their supply of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but concerns were also aplenty if local government units (LGUs) in far-flung and geographically-isolated areas are already prepared to handle this sensitive vaccine. An airport employee...
