The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Sept. 13, deployed its “Bakuna Bus” in Cagayan and in Cavite in line with its efforts to support the government in its national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination initiative. Photo from Philippine Red Cross (PRC) PRC’s “Bakuna Bus” were...
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines (AFP) Two pediatric groups in the country still recommend prioritizing the adult population in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination. The Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said that the adult...
TOKYO, Japan -- Over 50 percent of Japan's population had received two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, the minister in charge of the coronavirus response said on Sunday. Yasutoshi Nishimura, economy minister and virus czar, said on a TV program that "If vaccination moves ahead at the current pace, it...
The Taguig City government launched the registration of minors 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a Facebook post, the Taguig Registry for Assessment and Citizen Engagements (TRACE) announced that 12 to 17 years old who are residents and non-residents...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) welcomed the initiative of some local government units (LGUs) of conducting pre-registration of...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said the city government is preparing to start the registration of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The registration will be handled by the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program team, which currently...
The Muntinlupa City government achieved two milestones in its COVID-19 vaccination program as nearly half of the target population is now fully vaccinated. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Sept. 8, 192,360 individuals have been fully vaccinated, or...
The Taguig City government has administered one million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to reach a milestone in its vaccination program. On Sept. 7, Taguig’s vaccination jabs totaled 1,015,029 to become the fourth city in the country to reach the one millionth mark after Quezon City,...
The Muntinlupa City government announced that it has fully vaccinated 44 percent of its target population. According to figures from the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), a total of 169,444 individuals are now fully vaccinated, or 43.9 percent of the target population of...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III suspended the vaccination of people scheduled to receive the second dose of Gamaleya’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine due to lack of supply. People who received the first dose or Component I of Sputnik V in Pateros were scheduled to receive the second dose or...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has recommended the prioritization of teachers in the vaccination strategy of the national government. (Photo from DepEd) “We should not forget our teachers. They are heroes. Some have made drastic adjustments teaching remotely through online modules. Others still...
The Manila Health Department (MHD) stopped the COVID-19 vaccination in all sites after technical problems were reported in the city government's online vaccination system on Wednesday (Sept. 1). "All vaccination sites (for both first dose and second dose) were declared closed beginning 4:00 p.m. on...
