DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the current stock of monovalent Covid-19 vaccines will still be used even once the bivalent vaccines arrive in the country. “Let me reiterate, ang (the) monovalent vaccine, ito yung mga nasa stocks natin ngayon, hindi po natin titigilan ang...
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 more than 592,000 health workers in the country have yet to receive their second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. At...
The Taguig City government reported that 875 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 in the past week. In a report, the city government said the 875 individual received their vaccines from Dec. 12 to 16, compared to 928 who were inoculated from Dec. 5 to 9. Vaccination in Taguig (Photo from Taguig...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it already submitted on Thursday, Dec. 15, the necessary documents on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines to the Commission on Audit (COA). In a statement, this move of the DOH is in accordance with the special audit to be conducted by COA for the Covid-19...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccine makers Pfizer and AstraZeneca have agreed to “disclose” the Covid-19 vaccine purchase agreement with the Philippines under specific conditions, the...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to include the participation of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) especially in the next procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. The DOH has earlier disclosed its plans to purchase a limited number of bivalent COVID-19...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) More than 132,000 Filipinos received their first booster shot against Covid-19 during the “Bakunahang Bayan” special vaccination activity held last Dec. 5 to 7,...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The local government of Quezon City announced that it already administered a total 6,757,916 Covid-19 vaccine doses to residents and workers in the city as of Thursday, Dec. 8. The city government said that from March 2021, it listed 2,602,612 individuals who were fully...
(Pixabay) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded local government units (LGUs) to “stick” to the guidelines for the administration of the second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “Sana maging mapanuri ang mga local governments sa pagbibigay ng second booster (I hope the local governments...
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) has requested the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of Covid-19 vaccine deals in November last year, said DOH...
Vaccine Expert Panel Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani expressed her full support to the proposed establishment of the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VVIP). “We welcome that very much. Actually, ilang taon na ring pinag-uusapan ‘yan at umaandar na siya ngayon (We welcome that...
Editorial At the height of the pandemic, the Philippine government had to take out loans just to have the available funds for crisis spending. At first glance, there is nothing wrong here — cash is needed to purchase life-saving vaccines, procure medicines for the critically ill, and stock on...
