National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa, on Sunday, April 17, once again reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 amid the emergence of new subvariants and the lingering threat of waning immunity. (Ali Vicoy /...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has appealed once again to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Department of Health (DOH) to give certain areas ample lead time to increase their fully vaccinated rate, including...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The government is eyeing to start providing second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some sectors this week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, April 17. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said they are still waiting for the final...
The National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) is looking to roll out the second booster for specific populations nationwide "as soon as possible", the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, April 14. A senior citizen getting his booster shot in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO) In a...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved administering a second Covid-19 booster shot for select individuals, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, April 13. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali...
OTTAWA, Canada -- The National Advisory Council on Immunization (NACI) of Canada strengthened its guidance on boosters on Tuesday while Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam confirmed the country is in a sixth wave of COVID-19. NACI said in a statement that all adults aged 18 years or older are...
The Department of Health (DOH) has provided additional evidence to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the amendment of the emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow the administration of the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals and to include...
Presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has urged Filipinos to get their booster shots to maintain the freedom of movement the country currently enjoys as millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine are also set to expire. Concepcion made the appeal on Tuesday as "we know the freedom we...
With the emergence of a new sublineage of Covid-19 variant Omicron called "XE", its faster transmissibility than the BA.2 subvariant was first noted, and an expert reminded that it does not correlate to a relatively more severe form of the virus. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "Hindi naman necessarily...
The national government is studying the viability of administering a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose to select individuals to ensure their continued protection against the emerging variants of the coronavirus. Vaccine czar Carlitos Galvez Jr. speaks during the pre-recorded Talk to the People public...
More than 66 million individuals have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 while 12.4 million are already boosted, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Monday, April 11. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The health department said that 66 million individuals are 74.05...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez urged city residents, particularly senior citizens, to get boosted against Covid-19 for their additional protection. Olivarez said during the regular Monday (April 11) virtual flag raising ceremony sponsored by the Office of the Senior Affairs Association (OSCA)...
