In this file photo taken on March 4, 2021 vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 are seen. (Luis ACOSTA / AFP / FILE PHOTO) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 12 to 15, the Department of Health (DOH)...
Very few adverse events have been reported among the Filipinos who got inoculated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a vaccine expert said Tuesday, June 8. Vaccinators inoculate workers belonging to the A4 priority group with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in...
The Taguig City government has announced that it will start administering vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for A4 priority group, or essential workers, on Wednesday (June 9). According to the Department of Health’s Memorandum 2021-0259 dated May 31, eligible to be classified as...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that teenagers aged 16 to 17 with comorbidities can be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using the...
The insufficiency of vaccines slowed down the immunization program of the national government against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday night, June 7. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. bares on June 7, 2021 that the lack of vaccines slowed down the weekly...
The expected delivery of 100,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia on Tuesday, June 8, will no longer push through, according to the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. reveals on June 7, 2021 that the delivery of the 100,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines...
How did Sinovac become the first vaccine to be available in the Philippines? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana On June 1, 2021 the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the inclusion of Sinovac (Coronavac) in its COVID-19 vaccine Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The EUL is a list of vaccines reviewed by...
President Duterte sought the help of the local government units (LGUs) to find and convince the people who have not received the second coronavirus (COVID-19) shot yet to get fully vaccinated. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) Duterte made the statement after the National Task...
The Pasay City Government ranked first in the use of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, according to the data from the Department of Health (DOH). (Pasay City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, who was present during the commitment ceremony and symbolic vaccination of the A4...
The local government of Navotas City has allowed walk-in COVID-19 vaccination for members of the A-4 category. Mayor Toby Tiangco said those who will get their jab by walk-in appointment no longer have to register online. “Pwede po kayo mag-walk-in sa ating mga walk-in sites. Kaya lang doon lang...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday lauded the Filipino-American groups of registered nurses, doctors and community advocates for seeking the help of the United States government to send five million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines the soonest time possible. De Lima...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 7, welcomed China’s approval on the emergency use of Sinovac’s vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for children. Last week, China has authorized the emergency use of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines, CoronaVac, for persons aged...
