Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has appealed once again to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Department of Health (DOH) to give certain areas ample lead time to increase their fully vaccinated rate, including...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The government is eyeing to start providing second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some sectors this week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, April 17. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said they are still waiting for the final...
Aside from mass vaccination, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) facilitated a Covid-19 vaccine information drive in Zamboanga del Sur. (Image courtesy of DSWD) In support of the vaccination program of the national government against Covid-19, DSWD conducted mass vaccination and...
Senator Francis Tolentino said he is elated to learn the decision of the regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to intensify its Covid-19 vaccination drive saying this would not only fast track the government’s main goal of achieving herd immunity, but...
HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam started its vaccination program for children aged five to 11 on Thursday, Vietnam News Agency reported. The northern province of Quang Ninh is the first locality in the country to inoculate its children in this age group. The first batch of vaccines administered to the...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Air New Zealand no longer requires proof of Covid-19 vaccination and negative test for domestic and international fights. "As New Zealand moves through the peak of Omicron and the country's Covid-19 settings are relaxed, we will be adjusting some of our domestic and...
The National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) is looking to roll out the second booster for specific populations nationwide "as soon as possible", the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, April 14. A senior citizen getting his booster shot in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO) In a...
Should he win in the May 2022 elections, presidential candidate and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. said he would establish an immunization registry system for every local government unit (LGU) in the country. Marcos said this is to ensure that all Filipinos would have an easy...
The Las Pinas city government announced the suspension of vaccination activities against Covid-19 in all vaccination sites in the city on April 14 to 16. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the vaccinations will resume on Sunday, April 17. Aguilar said the vaccination activity was suspended for three days in...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, April 13 stressed how critical faster vaccine rollout is in accelerating the country’s return to normalcy following reports that some age groups and regions in the Philippines still have poor vaccine coverage. As chairman of the Senate Committee on...
A visibly concerned President Duterte ordered officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to convince their constituents to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in fear of a possible resurgence of coronavirus infections in the country. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot)...
The national government is studying the viability of administering a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose to select individuals to ensure their continued protection against the emerging variants of the coronavirus. Vaccine czar Carlitos Galvez Jr. speaks during the pre-recorded Talk to the People public...
