Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña has already received his booster shot or third dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Dela Pena The 72-year-old DOST chief said he received the booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
The City of Muntinlupa active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have dropped below 50 with the daily average falling under 100 in the last 15 days. As of Nov. 25, according to the City Health Office, Muntinlupa’s active cases stood at 48 including only one new case recorded for the day. The...
The Makati City local government announced that active COVID-19 cases in the city have dropped dramatically. According to the Makati Health Department (MHD), there are now only 70 active cases in the city as of Thursday, Nov. 25, a drastic decrease from the 322 active cases last Nov. 1. It added...
As part of its aggressive COVID-19 booster vaccination program, over 20,000 COVID-19 booster shots have been administered to individuals belonging to the A1 (frontliners), A2 (senior citizens), and A3 (persons with comorbidities) in Manila as of Friday, Nov. 26. A total of 23,872 doses have been...
The chairperson of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) explained Thursday, Nov. 25, why she preferred the Sinovac vaccine as her booster shot and availed the homologous booster vaccination. Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) “I chose...
A healthcare workers receives a COVID-19 vaccine during the launching of booster vaccination for medical frontliners at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 100,000 Filipinos...
The Taguig City government started administering COVID-19 booster shots and third doses to fully vaccinated senior citizens (classified under A2 priority group) and persons with comorbidities (A3) on Nov. 23. During the first day of administration held at SM Aura Mega Vaccination Hub in Bonifacio...
Booster shots are now available for residents in Bataan through the efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its "Bakuna" Center, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In a statement, PRC said that its Bakuna Center in Bataan provided booster doses to 22 individuals belonging to...
The Muntinlupa City government has administered more than 800 booster shots mostly to fully vaccinated frontline health workers. According to the City Health Office, as of Nov. 23, 869 doses of booster shots have been given. Of the total, 801, or 92 percent, are healthcare workers belonging to the...
The local government of Navotas City beat its own record when it posted its lowest COVID-19 active cases. As of November 23, the city logged only 14 active cases. "Wish granted. We've prayed and worked hard for our numbers to go down. This shows that all our efforts and sacrifices have born fruit,"...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started administering booster shots to at least 1,163 of its frontliners under the A1 category, a military official disclosed Wednesday, Nov. 24. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) starts administering booster shots to its frontliners under the...
Just like medical frontliners, the Department of Health started last Monday administering booster shots to senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals. The DOH also announced they can also choose to receive a booster shot of a vaccine brand different from the ones they had before. This...
