This picture shows used vials of the BioNtech Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination of seafarers at a stadium in Manila on July 15, 2021. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) The country's health experts are still not yet recommending the use of booster shots for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, July 21, said the Delta variant is 97 percent transmissible than the original lineage. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During a virtual Palace briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante, who heads the adult infectious diseases unit at San Lazaro hospital in Manila, said the...
The Mandaluyong City local government was forced to shift venues for vaccination on Wednesday, July 21, as Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon continue to be battered by heavy downpour brought about by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Typhoon “Fabian.” (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) "Dahil...
The San Juan City local government started inoculating its residents on Wednesday, July 21, using Johnson & Johnson's single dose vaccines as it ramps up its vaccination efforts amid the COVID-19 Delta variant threat. (Photo from Patrick Garcia) The launch happened at the FilOil Flying V...
The Muntinlupa City government has received Johnson & Johnson’s single dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccines from the national government and it will be used exclusively for senior citizens or those belonging to the A2 priority group. The Philippines received 3.2 million doses of Janssen vaccine...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccine experts from the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) are set to check if the efficacy of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were affected after the Muntinlupa City local government encountered a problem with their cold storage facility...
Manila’s elderly people will receive the single-shot Janssen vaccines of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Wednesday (July 21). The city government received about 18,800 doses of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine at the Sta. Ana Hospital on Tuesday (July 20). (Manila Public Information photo / MANILA...
“How do we move forward?” This is what Vice President Leni Robredo expects to hear when President Duterte delivers his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. Vice President Leni Robredo and President Rodrigo Duterte...
An additional supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were deployed in places that are considered as "areas of concern" amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National...
Due to the big volume of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines delivered in recent weeks, the country managed to establish a stockpile of jabs that can last until August 17, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. assured late Monday night, July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on the...
Local government units (LGUs) should not be "brand conscious" when it comes to accepting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are given to them for free by the national government, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday, July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. leads the visit of the...
The city government of Navotas City has started to inoculate Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Navotas City Jail on Monday. The PDLs received their first dose of Sputnik-V vaccine. “PDLs are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 due to limited...
