The Department of Health (DOH) is investigating the circulating video of a prospective vaccine recipient who failed to receive a proper dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. DOH/MB "The DOH is aware of the circulating video of a prospective vaccine recipient who failed to receive a...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon called the viral botched vaccination in Makati an "isolated case." (Screenshot from Facebook) A video making the rounds on social media showed a vaccine recipient failed to get a proper coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shot after a health...
It’s cute and informative (Still from Javier OE's Facebook page) While the entire Philippines is scared of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many Filipinos are still not onboard about getting inoculated. This "vaccine hesitancy" even urged President Duterte to threaten unwilling Pinoys saying, "If...
Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay has confirmed that the viral video of a nurse forgetting to administer the COVID-19 vaccine was taken at a vaccination site in Makati City, but assured that the "human error" was immediately corrected. “We acknowledge the video. It was human error on the part of the...
More than 200,000 individuals have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Monday (June 28). "Good news, lampas na tayo doon sa (we have breached the) 200,000 jab mark, nasa 205,000 na tayo ngayon (we are now at 205,000). Karamihan niyan ay first dose,...
A total of 10,065,414 doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered as of June 27, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Photo courtesy DOH Data released by the DOH showed 7,538,128 Filipinos have received their first doses, while 2,527,286 have already...
The Philippines received an additional one million doses of Sinovac vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday morning, June 28, amid mounting calls to stop the procurement of the Chinese brand and start prioritizing Western brands which are supposedly more effective against the...
Vice President Leni Robredo lamented the lack supply of coronavirus vaccines in Bicol region even at a time her home province saw surges in COVID-19 cases. Vice President Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) Robredo, a leader of the opposition, said she hoped the cities and provinces in Bicol will...
The Las Piñas City government has administered 195,505 vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the total 450,000 target population. (Las Piñas / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city vaccinated a total of 160,950 residents belongings to the A1 (health care workers),...
The first shipment of Moderna vaccines, comprised of 249,600 doses, was delivered in the country on Sunday night, June 27, providing an additional boost to the government's immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The first batch of Moderna vaccines, comprised of 249,600...
The Commission on Audit has red flagged transactions made by the Office of Solicitor General in its 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. COA disclosed in its 2020 annual audit report for the OSG that the government’s legal counsel has procured P1.49 million worth of medical supplies...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia Sunday recorded 21,342 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike and bringing the total tally to 2,115,304, the Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 related death toll rose by 409 to 57,138, the ministry reported. A total...
