The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, April 24, expressed support for the second booster shot program of the Department of Health (DOH), noting such is very beneficial to senior citizens and immunocompromised who are more vulnerable to contracting severe Covid-19. (AFP/MANILA...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III announced that the administration of the second Covid-19 booster shot in Pateros and the rest of the National Capital Region will start on Monday, April 25. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (left) and vaccination in the municipality (Screenshot from video and photo from...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is targeting to vaccinate about 7,000 to 13,000 immunocompromised individuals during the first day of the implementation of administering second Covid-19 booster shot on Monday, April 25. There are around 690,000 immunocompromised individuals who...
Nurses in PPEs Healthcare workers were urged to receive their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to increase their protection against the dreaded disease. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said about half of the fully-vaccinated medical workers in the country have yet to...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an elderly patient at the Dunkirk hospital. French Prime Minister announced on March 12, 2022 the opening of the fourth dose of vaccine "to the over 80s who have received their booster dose for more than three...
In this file photo taken on May 07, 2021, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines are seen on a table in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of Janssen Covid-19 vaccine as booster shots among fully vaccinated...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar has ordered for a massive information campaign through social media on the importance of getting booster shots now the the city was identified as among the six cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) registering positive Covid-19 growth rate. Las Piñas PIO...
Around 15 million Filipinos who belong to the most vulnerable sectors are targeted to be vaccinated with a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine by the national government, a task force official working on the pandemic response revealed Wednesday, April 20. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. answers...
Malacañang on Monday said that the administration of the fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on the immunocompromised and the elderly "has nothing to do" with the possible uptick of new Covid-19 cases next month. In a statement, presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said the second booster shot,...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The government is eyeing to start providing second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some sectors this week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, April 17. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said they are still waiting for the final...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved administering a second Covid-19 booster shot for select individuals, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, April 13. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali...
