Vaccination of children aged five to 11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not yet started, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Monday, Dec. 27. A minor getting vaccinated at Lakeshore Hall in Taguig on Nov. 2. (Ali Vicoy) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a...
Despite the huge challenge and distraction that was typhoon "Odette", the Philippines still managed to surpass its target for the second round of the national vaccination days (NVD) held from Dec. 15 to 23. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
Ten months since it started accepting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, more than 200 million doses of procured and donated jabs have already been delivered to the country as it is poised to sustain the national vaccination program in 2022. Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor (Courtesy of NTF...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III urged the remaining unvaccinated minors aged 12 to 17 years old to get their vaccinated against COVID-19 amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Ponce made the announcement as the government approved the vaccination of children 5 to 11...
The Las Pinas City government suspended the COVID-19vaccination on Dec. 24 and 25, the city’s Public Information Office announced on its Facebook page. Mayor Imelda Aguilar made the move to give all the personnel manning the vaccination sites -- doctors, nurses and vaccinators -- time to be with...
Residents of Manila who want to have their children, aged five to 11, to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can now pre-register them through Manila’s online vaccine registration facility, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Friday, Dec. 24. During a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday called on local government units (LGUs) to prepare for the inoculation of children aged 5 to 11. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, made the call after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has lauded a Filipino doctor who took the initiative to lead vaccination efforts in one of the most under-vaccinated communities in Kern County, California. De Lima said she hopes the Philippine government will learn from the efforts of Danielle Colayco, of Komoto...
The number of fully vaccinated individuals in Muntinlupa has reached more than 371,000 and the city government has started administering booster shots under the new shortened interval schedule. Based on the latest data from the Muntinlupa City government’s City Health Office (CHO), as of Dec. 22,...
The Caloocan City government announced on Thursday, Dec.23, that all COVID-19 vaccination sites in the city will be closed during the holidays. The sites will not conduct vaccinations on Dec. 25, 26, 30,31, Jan. 1 and 2, 2022. Vaccinations will resume on Dec. 27 to 29, and on Jan. 3 Residents who...
LAGUNA – The provincial government recognized its top-performing local government units (LGU) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination efforts from March 1 to December 17. Cabuyao City was awarded as the Top Performing City, with 99.90 percent of its target population inoculated with...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in parts of Visayas and Mindanao which were hit by typhoon “Odette” will resume once they are rehabilitated, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said. A woman receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination event in Taguig City. (Screenshot from...
