A total of seven pharmacies and private clinics will take part in the pilot implementation of the "Resbakuna sa Botika" drive, which aims to make booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) an easy proposition for Filipinos. (Hakan Nural/ Unsplash) “Malugod kong binabalita na...
Drug stores and pharmaceutical clinics are now being considered by the national government to be used as additional vaccination sites to speed up the administration of booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the eligible population. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screenshot...
Nearly 700 Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers received their booster shots on the first day of operation of the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila, Manila City government’s newest drive-thru booster vaccination site, on Monday, Jan. 17. Around 668 PUV drivers received their booster shots on the first...
New AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine data further support its use as third dose booster New data from ongoing trial showed increased antibody response against Beta, Delta, Alpha, and Gamma variants following third dose booster with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Additional analysis...
Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is urging the national government and tollway companies to dedicate one or two lanes leading to Metro Manila as drive-thru booster shot facilities. PHOTO FROM IM MEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN “Meron lang akong panawagan, idea lang, magsi-share lang ako...
The City of Manila will launch a free drive-thru booster vaccination campaign for Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers starting Monday, Jan. 17. On Monday, Jan. 17, a drive-thru vaccination facility will be opened at the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila beside Manila Zoo in Malate, Manila from 8 a.m. to 5...
More than 800 people received their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots during the first day of the City of Manila’s 24 hour drive-thru booster vaccination program for four-wheel vehicles. As of Friday, Jan. 14, about 854 people have received their COVID-19 booster shot. The 24-hour...
The City of Manila will begin its 24-hour drive-thru booster vaccination program starting 12 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 14. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso made the announcement on Thursday, Jan. 13 during a city update livestream on his Facebook account. “We decided, tomorrow 12 a.m.,...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has started rolling out booster shots for fully vaccinated workers in the tourism industry as an added protection against the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. A tourism worker receives his first COVID-19 jab during the mass vaccination for...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said he recently received his coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shot. “Yes, I had mine three weeks ago,” said Duque in a forum on Wednesday, Jan. 12. It was reported...
Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi said Wednesday, Jan. 12, that vaccines are the "game-changer" in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Of course, the vaccination is probably the game-changer. The vaccination the...
As the next step of its booster vaccination campaign, Manila city will launch a drive-thru booster vaccination campaign for four-wheel vehicles, the city government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12. PHOTO FROM MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN The campaign is set to launch on Thursday, Jan. 13 from 8 p.m....
