The country is expected to receive around five to eight million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the fourth and last week of this month. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was the projection made by Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar...
Vice President Leni Robredo teamed up with Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto for a two-day Vaccine Express initiative to vaccinate some 4,000 members of the A5 category or the vulnerable and indigent sector in the city. Vice President Leni Robredo and Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto personally check the Vaccine...
At least 1,940 personnel and government employees were inoculated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a three-day vaccination rollout at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The PCG held the three-day COVID-19 vaccination roll-out at the...
The national government is making significant developments in enabling the country to manufacture its own vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and it may be realized as soon as 2022. Retired Major Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., spokesperson of the National Task Force (NTF) Against...
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Aug. 21, said that information about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antibodies has been taken out of context. The DOH clarified that vaccine expert panel (VEP) chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani, during the Laging Handa public briefing on...
BIÑAN, Laguna - The local government unit has utilized the Blessed Sacrament Parish Church in South City Homes, Barangay Sto. Tomas as a site for mobile vaccination on Friday (August 20). The temporary inoculation site was part of the city government's Vax on Wheels program, which aims to cater...
More than 1.2 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that were made in China were delivered to the country on Saturday morning, Aug. 21. More than 1.2 million combined doses of Sinovac and Sinopharm jabs are delivered by China at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
The country received yet another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine donation from China with the arrival of 739,200 doses of Sinopharm on Friday, Aug. 20. A shipment containing 739,200 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrives at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on Aug. 20, 2021. The...
IMUS, Cavite - The local government unit here identified on Thursday (August 19) six barangays considered to be coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hotspots amid the surge in active cases. As of August 18, Barangay Buhay na Tubig has recorded 139 active COVID-19 cases, the highest in the city. Emmanuel...
The city government of Caloocan on Friday launched the mobile vaccination or the house-to-house vaccination for bedridden residents.
The mobile vaccination team will inoculate bedridden senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) using Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine against...
National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos led those who welcomed the arrival of the 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday morning, Aug. 20. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (2nd...
The head of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) emphasized Friday, August 20, that it would be the best option for local government units (LGUs) to rely on the guidance of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 and Department of Health (DOH) in purchasing their supply of...
