With plans to vaccinate 58 million people before the end of the year, the government has so far administered 2.9 million coronavirus vaccines, mostly benefiting health workers, since the inoculation drive started last March. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Of the 2,959,829 doses distributed,...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the government cannot just use AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines on essential workers listed under the A4 priority group as it breaches the condition set by the COVAX Facility. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque claimed that the opposition was actually wishing for the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to fail so they could have a better shot at winning in the upcoming 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File...
Senators on Monday, May 17, appealed to the government to begin inoculating people who are next in the priority line and are willing to receive the vaccines against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Makati City receives a shot of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from a health...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is open to the idea of Vice President Leni Robredo of having "vaccine cabs" as it may help in accommodating more people in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire "Kung ano ang mga rekomendasyon ay...
The government's pandemic task force has placed governors and mayors further up in the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program priority list, putting them right behind medical frontliners and ahead of senior citizens. A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination center in...
The Department of Health (DOH) defended the inclusion of local chief executives in the A1 priority group for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (Photo from PCOO/ Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as he received on Saturday his second dose of the Sinovac vaccine. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) Zamora first received his COVID-19 shot last April 16 after the Department...
Two senators on Saturday, May 15, called on the government to speed up the rollout of its vaccination program after officials disclosed that millions of COVID-19 vaccines are nearing expiry. "Bilisan na natin ang ating vaccine rollout. Huwag na sana tayo umabot sa punto na mae-expire ito...Dapat...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. urged the public to keep on wearing their face masks as if the country has no vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) yet. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin made the...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said that the planned construction of the mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino will not be detrimental to the residents of the city. (Photo from Nayong Pilipino Foundation) In an interview over DZMM, Olivarez mentioned that the lot where the mega...
Migrant Filipinos in Israel are getting "traumatized" by the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, but at least the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is no longer adding to their worries. Old city Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Cole Keister / Unsplash) Labor Attaché in Israel Rudy Gabasan bared...
