Three medical experts from Israel's Ministry of Health arrived in the Philippines on Sunday afternoon, June 20, to support the Philippines in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (third from left) welcomes three medical experts from Israel's Ministry of...
More than eight million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered in the country, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 revealed on Sunday, June 20. An airport employee receives a coronavirus vaccine shot during the vaccination rollout at the Manila...
Local government units (LGUs) should prepare in advance for the anticipated arrival of "sensitive" Pfizer vaccines to avoid mishandling and wastage, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 reiterated on Sunday, June 20. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority...
After months of delay, the country has finally purchased 40 million doses of Pfizer vaccines to boost its efforts in combatting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a landmark move that saw the government's biggest vaccine procurement this year, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19...
Are you planning to have a booster shot against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after completing the two-dose regimen? A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
"Relax ka lang (Just relax)." A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a resident in Manila on June 16, 2021 as the inoculation program expanded to cover people belonging to the A5 priority group in the city. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) This was the message of Chief Presidential Legal...
The government should not delay the release of a unified quarantine protocol for vaccinated Filipino travelers for the sake of the Philippine economy, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Saturday, June 19. Passengers show their travel documents to authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
A vaccine expert warned Saturday, June 19, that another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant could possibly emerge if the public, including those fully vaccinated individuals, keeps violating the minimum public health standards set by the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo is disappointed with an administration senator following her reported criticisms of the Duterte administration's vaccination program. President Rodrigo Duterte talks to former Ilocos Norte Governor and now Senator Imee Marcos while attending a church...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is not recommending to put on hold the use of Sinovac vaccine despite Indonesia’s experience that its more than 350 medical workers fully vaccinated with the China-made jab have caught coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) VEP chair Dr....
A total of 100 personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DSWD personnel receive their first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a ceremonial vaccination on June 16, 2021, at the East...
The final protocol for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) solidarity vaccine trials is expected to be finalized this weekend, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, June 18. A laboratory worker places a test tube containing a patient’s sample into a box during...