Over 2 million people have completed their two-dose vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country as the government stepped up the free inoculation effort. Health workers prepare for the COVID vaccine rollout for A5 priority group in Manila on June 16, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who will be deployed within four months can get inoculated with vaccines donated by COVAX Facility. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the symbolic inoculation of seafarers in Palacio de...
Additional 1.5 million doses of vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was delivered on Thursday, June 17, as the national government attempts to inoculate millions of Filipinos this year The delivery of 1.5 million doses of Sinovac from China brought to more than nine million the total...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año described Thursday, June 17 the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) inoculation as a “milestone’’ to gain herd protection against the deadly virus. He issued the statement as the vaccination of 759 DILG Central...
As the Philippines has started to inoculate essential workers and indigents, an expert said on Thursday, June 17, that population protection is achievable by the fourth quarter of 2021. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing, Health Technology and Assessment Council Dr....
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday, June 16, the Philippines could adopt the United States' policy for inbound travelers, who may opt to get vaccinated in airports upon their arrival. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III He said setting up airport vaccine sites could also...
A senior citizen receives the second dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine while other people wait for their turn at a vaccination site in Sampaloc, Manila on May 25, 2021.(Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Senior citizens who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should still...
The supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Taguig is running out due to high demand. Currently, the vaccines being used by local government units (LGUs) come from the national government. Other cities have decided to decrease their daily vaccination target due to insufficient vaccine...
More than 100,000 individuals have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Pasig City, the local government announced on Wednesday (June 16). (Photo courtesy of Pasig City Public Information Office/Manila Bulletin) Based on the data of the city government, a total of 104,231 individuals have...
The national government will soon replenish vaccine stocks of local government units that are currently running low on supply, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon assured on Wednesday, June 16. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) This after some cities in the National Capital Region...
A total of 190 officials and employees of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have so far been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOST employees receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jab at the Lakeshore Mega Vaccination Hub in Taguig City. (Photos from DOST...
Around 19 percent of the 180,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A Philippine Army personnel looks away while he is being inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on June 14, 2021....