With the threat of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) Omicron variant, Malacañang urged Filipinos anew to get vaccinated, saying there has not been any recorded death that was linked to any of the vaccines. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) Nograles made the statement as the Philippines ends its national...
After the success of the “National Vaccination Days’’ activity, local government units (LGUs) will now have to deal with the Herculean task of encoding all the data due to the massive turnout of individuals who got the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya...
Malacañang is upbeat about the country's vaccination prospects despite missing its goal of administering nine million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs in its just concluded national vaccination days. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook) In a virtual press...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Thursday, Dec. 2 that it exceeded its initial target of 53,000 doses after it administered more than 83,000 doses during the three-day national vaccination program of the government against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The country clinched the fourth spot in the global rankings of nations with the highest daily vaccination rate, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, Dec. 3. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) The feat was achieved during the first day of the National Vaccination...
All vaccination sites in Marikina city were temporarily closed on Friday, Dec. 3 due to depleted vaccine stock. Marikina city depleted its stock of vaccine doses which includes the 30,400 vaccine doses that were sent to Marikina by the national government on Saturday, Nov. 27 as part of the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government missed its goal of vaccinating nine million people during the three-day national COVID-19 vaccination drive last Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. A total of...
The Muntinlupa City government wrapped up its three-day “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National COVID-19 Vaccination Days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 with more than 22,000 people receiving vaccine jabs. According to the Muntinlupa City Health Office, a total of 22,307 adults and minors were vaccinated in...
Taguig has prohibited unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals from entering city government offices starting Dec. 1. The Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 59, advising the public on the implementation of the “No Vaccination Card, No Entry” policy. Vaccination in Taguig...
The government must address issues in its national vaccination program such as brand preference, vaccine hesitancy, access to vaccines in far-flung areas, lack of manpower, and other logistical problems, senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said on Thursday, Dec. 2. Human rights...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar directed the City Health Office (CHO) to conduct mobile vaccination at the city’s youth center on Thursday, Dec. 2. Aguilar said the CHO, in coordination with the city’s Social Welfare and Development Office, conducted vaccinations at the Bahay Pag-asa Youth...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged the government to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination program for minors and teachers in light of the global concern on the Omicron variant. Gatchalian pointed out the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Omicron a variant of concern on Nov. 26, and...
