Two lawmakers on Wednesday, Sept 15, said there is no need to pass a new law that would allow the private sector and local government units (LGUs) to purchase booster shots for COVID-19 v as it is already covered under the Vaccination Act of 2021 that Congress rushed to approve. Sen. Nancy Binay...
Administration lawmakers have proposed that health care workers and immunocompromised individuals be provided with booster shots of anti-COVID-19 vaccine for additional protection from the deadly disease. Healthcare workers Led by former Speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, the...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has walked back on his statement Monday, Sept. 13 wherein he claimed that the government had approved a proposal to give healthcare workers "booster" shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ Screenshot...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Sept. 13, that there is still no final recommendation on whether to use booster shots for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement, the...
Malacañang said the government's panel of vaccine experts has approved the proposal to give medical workers booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File photo (AFP/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after it was reported that five doctors who...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) flock at the Matina Town Square in Davao City during the vaccination rollout for OFWs. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccine expert panel (VEP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking the use of a booster shot to those fully vaccinated...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) flock at the Matina Town Square in Davao City during the vaccination rollout for OFWs. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is set to decide next week whether to recommend giving booster shots or a third shot of the...
Malacañang said that while the funds are available, it is not yet the right time to discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) booster shots, saying many Filipinos still have to be vaccinated. A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the Naational Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, disclosed Wednesday, Sept. 1, that he supports the administration of a third dose or "booster shot" of vaccine against the coronavirus disease to the most vulnerable sectors,...
Amid concerns on waning immunity, the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said that there is “no clear recommendation” yet when it comes to giving booster shots or a third shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to specific sectors. ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN VEP Head Dr. Nina...
(FILES) In this file photo Medical workers load syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be administered by nurses at a vaccination site at Kedren Community Health Center, in South Central Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2021. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH)...
Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 disease vaccine. (GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that they are currently considering allocating funds for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots should the country's vaccine experts panel decide to...
