Around six million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be delivered to the country this week as the government seeks to bounce back from the decelerated inoculation program in the past two weeks. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the Presidential Adviser on...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri prodded on Tuesday, August 17, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 to expedite the approval of the national government's agreements with local government units and private companies seeking to purchase vaccines. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel...
The country's national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has slowed down due to the re-imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other areas, and the rapid rise of cases nationwide. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
The coronavirus vaccines are not yet for sale in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his talk to the people at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City...
A third dose or booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is preferrable to have in 2022 than right now, according to the country's vaccine czar. A vaccinator administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a passenger inside their vehicle during the opening of the Nayong Pilipino...
As coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) continue to rise, it is "still premature" to consider easing the quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), a key government official handling the government's pandemic response has bared. Vaccine czar Carlito...
The government's national task force on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response has warned individuals who are trying to get more than the recommended two vaccine doses that their days are already numbered. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,...
Filipinos can still celebrate a "better" Christmas season this year despite the worrisome surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases which are seen to be caused by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of National Task...
The country's vaccine inventory got a much-needed boost with the delivery of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday afternoon, Aug. 13. Fifteen thousand doses of procured Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are delivered at...
The private sector is committed to help the government implement a swift and efficient vaccination of more Filipinos especially during the implementation of the strict lockdown, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and Presidential...
The national government is eyeing to fully vaccinate 27 million Filipinos against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of this month, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed Friday, Aug. 13. A total of 575,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive at Ninoy Aquino International...
Another huge shipment of Sinovac vaccines--two million doses in all--has arrived in the Philippines on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 12. (Photo from MIAA) The shipment was flown in 5:50 p.m. Thursday at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 by Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR 359. The...
