The Department of Health (DOH) said it has administered 95.30 percent of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine donations as booster doses, strengthening protection against the virus, as of Thursday, Sept. 21. (Photo from AFP/Manila Bulletin) DOH said it is still negotiating with the COVAX Facility...
CARMONA CITY, Carmona – The city government, together with the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) and Raising Awareness on Influenza to Support Elderlies (RAISE) Coalition, organized a community vaccination event for senior citizens on Monday, Sept. 11, in celebration of Grandparents'...
The government will return unused loans from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) that were intended for purchasing Covid-19 vaccines, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said during the Chat with SBED briefing last Friday that the World Bank has...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa (MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa has told congressmen that the Covid-19 bivalent vaccines donated by Lithuania to the Philippine are nearly used up. Herbosa made this...
Sixty-nine percent, or 269,000, of the over 390,000 donated bivalent Covid-19 vaccines have already been administered, and more supplies are expected to arrive this year, Department of Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag said on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Courtesy of Unsplash This number is based on the...
The Manila local government temporarily halted on Friday, Aug. 11, the Covid-19 bivalent vaccination for A1 (healthcare workers) and A2 (senior citizens) categories in the city. In an advisory, the Manila Health Department (MHD) said the bivalent shots allocated for the city...
The Taguig City government opened the administration of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine in barangay health centers on Aug. 4 covering priority groups, including senior citizens. The administration of of the vaccine, which is a booster shot, was for all individuals at least 18 years old belonging to...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-6 has expanded the Covid bivalent vaccines to senior citizens and those with comorbidities in Western Visayas region. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/VACCINES_bad6586d4a/VACCINES_bad6586d4a.jfif) THE roll-out for the...
Muntinlupa City now only has one active Covid-19 case following the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to lift the State of Public Health Emergency in the country. President Marcos issued Proclamation No. 297 on July 21, declaring that “all prior orders, memoranda, and issuances that...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Samuel Zacate reminded the public to never buy bivalent Covid-19 vaccines from online shops once more supplies arrive in the country. "Matik yan pag nakita ninyo sa online yan ibig sabihin bawal yan. Talagang dapat legitimate po. It's either yung...
The validity of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Covid-19 vaccines will be extended for one year, even after the president has already lifted the state of public health emergency throughout the country. "In accordance with the Executive Order (EO) in question, it is hereby conveyed that...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding the national government to facilitate the release of emergency funds for the purchase of African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines from Vietnam. This can be done by declaring a state of calamity in areas affected by ASF, the former...
