The inoculation of bivalent Covid-19 booster shots officially commenced at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on Wednesday, June 21. Department of Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa receives his bivalent booster shot administered by Dr. Gerardo Manzo. Over 2,500 healthcare workers...
After a very long time because of many regulatory and logistical issues, bivalent vaccines are finally available in the Philippines in limited quantities. Who should take them, and are they worth the wait? The current bivalent vaccines are those Covid-19 vaccines that contain antigens against the...
The Makati City local government and the Department of Health (DOH) spearheaded the launch of the school-based immunization program against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) on Tuesday, June 15, as part of the efforts in promoting awareness on HPV and cervical cancer. The launch was held at the Makati...
Three hundred ninety thousand doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility have arrived in the country, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa announced on Tuesday, June 13. Photo courtesy of Department of Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa Facebook...
Around 391,000 doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in the Philippines next week, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, May 16. Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines (AFP / Manila Bulletin) DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, in a media forum on...
Vaccines save lives. President of the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) Southern Tagalog Chapter Dr. Maria Carolisa Pontanilla on Thursday, May 11, said they have been receiving reports that some doctors are advising their patients not to get vaccinated. To counter this, Pontanilla explained that...
ILOILO CITY – More than 100,000 newborns and children below five years of age across Western Visayas region have been immunized against measles and polio in the first week of the massive nationwide immunization campaign. DOH-6 Director Adriano Suba-an (left) assists in administering the oral polio...
BUTUAN CITY – Twenty-nine children were inoculated against measles and polio during the launching of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity Campaign (MR-OPV-SIA) in Claver, Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, May 3. Top officials from the Department of Health...
A health expert urged the government and the private sector to continue to work together to improve the public's confidence in vaccines. “We need confidence when we start immunization. And it is not confidence only among health professionals. We need confidence from all sectors,” said...
PARIS, France -- The European Union's drug watchdog has recommended approval of pharmaceutical giant GSK's vaccine against the RSV respiratory virus for over-60s, the British firm said on Thursday. There are currently no authorised shots for the common virus, which causes cold-like symptoms in most...
The San Juan City local government together with the Department of Health (DOH) launched on Thursday, April 27, the Healthy Pinas “Chikiting Ligtas” Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity in a bid to increase the number of children getting immunized against...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) should seriously consider carrying out a a nationwide immunization drive on hogs to contain the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF). Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte amid fears that the latest ASF surge in the country...
