Facemasks (stock photo) Pediatricians are still recommending students and teachers to wear their face masks inside classrooms following the government’s decision to make masking optional in the country. Both the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the...
The president of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, encouraged parents to have their kids vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it would allow them to return to their normal activities. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) PIDSP...
While science is still evolving, current studies revealed that the pediatric dose of the Pfizer vaccine is safe and effective in preventing severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) illness among children aged five to 11 years old, medical societies reiterated on Tuesday, Feb. 8. In a media conference,...
Saying that it is already time to let children to go to school and play outside, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) has backed the government’s inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 which is eyed to begin on Friday, Feb. 4. (PIDSP president Dr. Mary Ann Bunyi /...
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 A pediatric infectious disease expert recommended to the government that it should first inoculate at least 50 percent of its target population...
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...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Two pediatric groups in the country believed that the real state of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Filipino children has yet to be seen. “In the Philippines, we still don't have a national data reflected on the true incidence of COVID-19 in Filipino children....
AFP FILE/ Patrick T. FALLON / MANILA BULLETIN Adult members of the family should get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to protect children from the viral illness, the Pediatric Society of the Philippines (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines...
An airport employee waits to receive a coronavirus jab at a vaccination site located in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Two pediatric societies in the country have agreed with government authorities to follow for now the coronavirus disease...
The Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) has welcomed the announcement of the Department of Health (DOH) that Pfizer jabs could now be administered to children aged 12 to 15, its spokesperson said Wednesday, June 9. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with GMA New's Unang Balita, PPS spokesperson...
