Medical personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will augment the vaccination teams of the local government units (LGUs) as the country aims a 70 percent total population target this year, Department of the...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III told parents and children aged 12 to 17 years old to read and understand the informed consent and assent form for the vaccination of minors with comorbidities. The form, he said, will be given to the parents and children at the vaccination center on the day...
A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas District Hospital during the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for minors in Metro Manila on Oct. 22, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country is set to start its nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination...
The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated 198 minors aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities. According to Dr. Edwin Dimatatac, medical director of Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun) which has been designated by the government as one of the pilot hospitals for the vaccination of minors with...
Unvaccinated minors should remain at home "as a general rule". (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this reminder to the public Tuesday, Oct. 26 amid the confusion on whether or not children are allowed to go outdoors with the recent lowering of alert level in the...
A total of 72 minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities were vaccinated in Muntinlupa on the first day of the rollout by the national and city governments. The vaccination of minors, classified by the Department of Health (DOH) as Pediatric A3, was held on Oct. 25 at the city-run Ospital ng...
The Pasay City government is not accepting walk-ins in its “Vacc to the Future” vaccination program for children ages 12 to 17. (Photo courtesy of Pasay City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano advised residents that there are two types of registration to enroll their children for...
By Seth Cabanban and Aaron Dioquino Of the 17 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR), five cities have achieved herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Makati receives her first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the newly open vaccination...
President Duterte has asked parents to be patient as they await the turn of their children aged between 12 and 17 to get vaccinated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte meets with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 response on Oct. 25, 2021....
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo The whole world is now focused on COVID-19 vaccines. Even while many countries in Asia have vaccinated most, if not all, of their target populations, the Philippines is still grappling with such vaccination issues as the slow pace of rollouts, poor coordination...
"Either you follow us, or you have to answer to Secretary Año ng (of the) DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government)." President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) This was President Duterte's message to local chief executives as he worried that the Philippines may not meet...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities in the municipality may start in the first week of November. “It is possible that we will start (the vaccination) by November 2 or November 3 depending on whether November 2 will be a regular...
