San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora inked on Friday two new Executive Orders (EO) to expand the city's vaccination program and encourage more San Juaneños to get vaccinated. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) Zamora said Executive Order No. 81 iencourages all employees of business...
The Philippines will be among the "priorities" of the United States (US) government in its planned distribution of some 80 million doses of surplus coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in their inventory, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed on Monday night, May 31. Secretary Carlito Galvez...
Which vaccines work best for which variants? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana As the Philippines surpasses five million vaccine doses administered, the rate of vaccination continues to accelerate and there is real progress in rolling back the pandemic. Countries that have vaccinated a significant...
A total of 5,180,721 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered under the Philippine government’s mass immunization program against the dreaded illness. MILESTONE REACHED--Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. reveals during President Duterte's public address on May 31, 2021 that...
It's time to give back. President Duterte said the Philippines will be donating $1 million to the COVAX Facility to repay its generosity as the country continues to receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from the program. President Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) Duterte made the statement as...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina To show the magnitude of disproportion in access to the first COVID-19 vaccines being deployed at the start of 2021, a stark contrast was portrayed. “More than 39 million doses of vaccine have now been administered in at least 49 higher-income...
The private sector has called for greater mobility for vaccinated individuals without the need for a PCR test and doing away with different health clearances to pave the way for a return to normal economic activities. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Jose Maria “Joey” Concepcion raised...
An online survey conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) showed that concerns on adverse events following immunization as one of the reasons why some people are hesitant to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB "The top three reasons why they are hesitant in being...
Malacañang urged the public to first wait and see whether or not the US will really send vaccines to the Philippines before asking how this will affect President Duterte's decision regarding the VFA. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in his press briefing on Monday Duterte needs more time to...
The total number of Muntinlupa residents who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached 50,000. According to the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), as of May 29, the number of residents who have received the first dose of the vaccine totaled 50,271. Some of those...
"Let's veer on the safer side." Malacañang thought it would be safer for senior citizens, even fully vaccinated ones, to stay in their homes until the country has achieved population protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A senior citizen receives the second dose of AstraZeneca...
The White House is set to announce any time this week the distribution of the first batch of vaccine surplus that will be donated by the United States government to its allies, including the Philippines, Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Monday. “I was informed by the...
