The Caloocan City government started administering COVID-19 booster shots to healthcare workers in the city on Thursday. Earlier, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force – National Task Force (IATF-NTF) approved the rollout of booster shots to fully vaccinated...
Health workers batted for safe and most effective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots as fully vaccinated medical frontliners started receiving booster shots on Wednesday, Nov. 17. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "COVID-19 booster and third doses are additional protection to health workers...
A vaccine expert from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 18, that the elderly should also be urgently prioritized in the country’s administration of booster shots against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP)...
The Taguig City government started giving booster shots to fully vaccinated healthcare workers on Wednesday, Nov. 17. It was held at the vaccination hub at Samsung Hall in SM Aura at Bonifacio Global City in Bgy. Fort Bonifacio. “Salute to Taguig City Government for being one of the first cities...
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Health experts said that individuals who are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot should follow the guidelines set by the Department of Health (DOH). Members of the DOH’s Technical Advisory Group said that fully vaccinated medical frontliners should only...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced the start of the administration of booster shots to healthcare workers. “I just want to inform you that we will start giving booster shots tomorrow to health workers,” said the mayor in a live broadcast on Facebook Wednesday. A healthcare...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid the initial rollout of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots, the Department of Health (DOH) assured the public on Wednesday, Nov. 17, that the vaccination of those who have yet to receive their full doses of COVID-19 vaccine will still be prioritized....
Healthcare workers at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City were among the first to get the booster shots provided by the national government as “early Christmas gifts” to them after its administration was officially launched on Wednesday, Nov. 17. A healthcare...
The San Juan City local government started on Wednesday, Nov. 17, the administration of COVID-19 booster shots on its healthcare workers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of its more contagious Delta variant. The Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force - National...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Healthcare workers can choose which brand of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine they prefer to receive as a booster shot, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Nov. 17. "The priority group A1 shall be given the option to choose whether he/she shall...
More than 1.3 million doses of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine were delivered at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The shipment carrying 1,353,800 doses of the government-procured jabs arrived via China Airlines flight CI703 around 9: 30 a.m....
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Four coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine brands were authorized to be used as additional doses for fully vaccinated people, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Sinovac could be used as "homologous" vaccinesmeaning the...
