Manila City's elderly people and those with comorbidities can now get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday (May 18). A residents in Manila receives her first dose of Pfizer vaccine at the Manila Prince Hotel on Tuesday (May 18, 2021). (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) The city government has deployed...
The city government of Manila has extended its vaccination hours, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Tuesday. (Manila City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Domagoso said vaccination in the city will start at 6 a.m. and end at 8 p.m. “We have extended...
Metro Manila mayors will meet tomorrow to discuss plans to start the vaccination of the A4 priority group or the frontline workers in essential sectors, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said Monday. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with DZRH, Domagoso said the mayors already...
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines doesn't seem to think that the planned mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF)-owned property in Parañaque City is the way to go. (Photo from WWF Facebook page) "Other countries have proven that the best vaccination programs...
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...
