BCDA President Vince Dizon (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The country is expected to have admistered 10 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines by next week, said National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon. "Come Monday or Tuesday next week, we will...
Top officials dealing with the Philippine's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response received on Thursday, June 24, additional two million doses of Sinovac which is seen to boost the national government;s free vaccination program. Health Secretary Francisco Duque and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito...
The administration of the second dose of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Navotas City residents may be delayed, Mayor Toby Tiangco said Wednesday. Tiangco on Twitter apologized to its residents after the national government announced the delivery of 50,000 doses of the said brand...
Amid the emergence of the so-called “Delta plus” variant, the country’s vaccine expert panel assured Wednesday, June 23, the public that all vaccines that are available in the country could ward off any severe forms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) even with variants. This handout...
BERNADAS (PIA) CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH Region 7) is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to allow walk-ins in vaccination sites. DOH Region 7 Director Jaime Bernadas said accepting walk-ins will help speed up the government’s vaccination campaign and will...
The Quezon City government on Wednesday reported another record-breaking number of COVID-19 doses administered to its resident with 41,826 doses given to those belonging to the A1 to A5 categories, surpassing its own record of 37,234 doses given on Monday. Quezon City also topped Manila as a city...
Vice President Leni Robredo should expand her Vaccine Express vaccination project drive-through to include Visayas and Mindanao where there have been reported surges of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said on Wednesday, June 23....
Manila’s single-day vaccination rate breached the 35,000-mark on Wednesday, June 22, breaking the city’s previous records. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city was able to deploy 35,572 vaccines on June 22 which is 7,930 more than its June...
Celebrity Anne Curtis has urged Makati City residents like her to get vaccinated against COVID-19. She made the call after receiving her first vaccine shot at Palanan Elementary School on Tuesday (June 22). “I would just like to encourage you na magparehistro na po para magpabakuna (to register...
Quezon City has surpassed Manila as the city in the National Capital Region (NCR) with the highest number of single-day vaccine doses administered to residents. This came after 37,234 doses were given in the city's 41 vaccination sites on Monday, topping Manila's June 20 all-time high record of...
Noting how “technologically-heavy” the Makati City government’s vaccination program is, Senator Nancy Binay appealed to the local government unit led by her sister Mayor Abigail Binay to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to low-income, non-tech savvy constituents who do not know how to...
A credible and massive information campaign about the national government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines is the best antidote to the vaccine hesitancy of most Filipinos, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday. Hontiveros issued the reminder as she thumbed down President Duterte’s threat to...
