A foreign-trained Filipino virologist appealed Friday, Aug. 13, to the government to provide more support to the soon-to-rise Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines or VIP, even as he called on fellow Filipino scientists to join the so-called “Lucky 7.” Screenshot from Department of...
The country's vaccine inventory got a much-needed boost with the delivery of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday afternoon, Aug. 13. Fifteen thousand doses of procured Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are delivered at...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its stand that the use of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots is not yet officially recommended at this point. “Unang-una, kaya hindi pa mairekomenda ang booster doses, aside from equity of course as a major...
Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in a mall on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) Less than one percent of Filipinos who were fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had...
A 99-year-old Muntinlupa resident got his COVID-19 vaccine Thursday and said he did not experience any adverse effects. Romeo “Lolo Bob” Javier, a resident of Alabang Hills Village, was administered the Moderna brand through Muntinlupa’s drive-thru vaccination program at Festival Mall upper...
A total of 578,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were delivered to the Philippines on Friday morning, Aug. 13. (Photo from MIAA) (Photo from MIAA) The British-Swedish vaccines arrived at 9:35 a.m. via a China Airlines flight at Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has appealed to Filipinos on Friday, Aug. 13 not to take a third dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, saying that the so-called "booster" shot is "illegal". MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/...
Balik Scientists. Balik Puso. Balik Pilipinas. (Photos from DOST) Seven Filipino virologists who were trained abroad responded to the call of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to be part of the first-of-its-kind Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines or VIP. As they are...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Aug. 12, that the clinical trial protocol and other related documents for the three coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that will be used in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) are now being...
A medical students group on Thursday, Aug. 12, called for the "equitable" distribution of vaccines as the threat of the Delta variant looms. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "In terms of pandemic response, we must call for better surveillance and contact tracing system; expansive and more...
(NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The country's vaccine experts are still studying whether it will recommend or not the use of Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for children, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. "Our experts are taking a very close look at the data," said...
Preparations are now underway for the Philippines’ conduct of a study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Aug. 12. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
