Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion is sounding the alarm over the slow booster uptake in the Philippines and the approaching expiry of Covid-19 vaccines in the country's inventory. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (PTV-4...
The San Juan City local government reported on Sunday, March 20, that 18 out of its 21 barangays have been declared Covid-19 free as the city continues to see a decline in Covid-19 cases. According to San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, barangay Addition Hills, Rivera, and Salapan each tallied one...
Fully vaccinated Filipinos should get booster shots against Covid-19 to further increase their protection against the viral disease, an official of the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) said. In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Moderna announced Thursday it had asked the United States drug regulator for emergency authorization for a second booster shot of the company's Covid-19 vaccine for all adults. The request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would "allow for a fourth dose of...
The Mandaluyong City local government launched on Thursday, March 17, its “Jabs on Jobsite and Resbakunahan sa Klinika” program as the city ramped up its Covid-19 vaccination efforts amid the ongoing pandemic. According to the local government unit (LGU), the Jabs on Site has been set up at the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has called on the city residents to get their booster shot against Covid-19. Rubiano made the call after the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) led by Miko Llorca reported on March 14 that the city’s active cases were down to two. She said the two...
More than 100,000 individuals have already received their booster shots, or additional doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, in Muntinlupa. Based on data from the City Health Office (CHO), as of March 15, a total of 101,109 people have been administered the booster shots, equivalent to 26 percent of the...
The emergency use authorization (EUA) of Covid-19 vaccines should be amended first if the government will approve the administration of a fourth vaccine dose, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH The country’s health experts are currently studying data as there is a recommendation to provide...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III said people should get their booster shots amid the emergence of the so-called “Deltacron,” a hybrid between Delta and Omicron variants, and surge of cases in other countries. Ponce emphasized this as the Pateros municipal government and Jollibee launched the...
Noting that a lot of countries are now doing it, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor is prodding the government to roll out a fourth dose or second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to certain vulnerable sectors. Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor “The virus is still with us....
The Makati City local government on Tuesday, March 8, launched its Bakuna Makati initiative in a BPO (Business Processing Outsourcing) company as it ramped up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The ceremonial program held at Teleperformance was led by Dr. Roland Unson, incident commander of Makati...
A total of 73,326 children aged five to 17 years old were vaccinated against Covid-19 in Las Pinas City, Mayor Imelda Aguilar said Tuesday, March 7. During the series of Covid-19 vaccinations for the 12-17 age group, 58,203 minors received the first dose and 51,708 got the second dose of the...
