Of Trees and Forest Former Senate President Manny Villar As we near the halfway mark of the year, it has become increasingly clear that ending the COVID-19 pandemic is dependent on our capacity to vaccinate our people. Of course, we should continue to strictly implement health protocols—wear...
All coronavirus vaccine brands are effective and Western brands are not more superior to Chinese-made ones, President Duterte said Monday, May 31, as he approved the use of American-made Pfizer and Moderna for seafarers. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) During his taped briefing,...
Filipino seafarers will be given priority to receive western coronavirus vaccines based on a latest decision of President Duterte. A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a vaccination hub in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The President has...
Which vaccines work best for which variants? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana As the Philippines surpasses five million vaccine doses administered, the rate of vaccination continues to accelerate and there is real progress in rolling back the pandemic. Countries that have vaccinated a significant...
Additional 3.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines are expected to be delivered to the country in June when the government starts to vaccinate prioritized groups of essential workers in Metro Manila and eight other places. A health worker administers a coronavirus shot to a Las Piñas resident...
The government is not giving some places the preferential treatment in the allocation of the popular coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Malacañang clarified Friday, May 28. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the allocation of US-made vaccines to Metro Manila, Metro...
The government is set to buy more of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to inoculate the country's teenagers against the disease, Malacañang said. In this file photo taken on March 4, 2021 vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 are seen. (Luis ACOSTA / AFP / FILE...
The government may allow overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to choose their coronavirus vaccines if a certain brand will be required by their employers abroad. A nurse holds two vials of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines that will be distributed at a hospital in Makati City on May 12, 2021. (Ali...
Now is not the time to be picky about the brand of the coronavirus vaccine. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Taguig City resident at a local vaccination site on May 25, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte issued the latest appeal to the public to get vaccinated...
No place in the country will have exclusive access to Pfizer vaccines. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte has ordered the equitable distribution of different brands of coronavirus...
Filipinos cannot just demand the coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer due to the limited supply in the country, President Duterte declared Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) The President found unfair that some people would be "selective" towards the US brand to the...
Only medical frontliners were allowed to choose a COVID-19 vaccine brand, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 25, as he reminded the public to get inoculated with any vaccine brand or get infected while waiting. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
