The Muntinlupa City government has started vaccinating minors aged five to 11 years old on Feb. 7 at two sites. The kids, accompanied by their parents, were vaccinated starting at 8 a.m. at the Laguerta Health Center in Barangay Tunasan and Ospital ng Muntinlupa grounds in Barangay Alabang....
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, Jan. 7 expressed indignation at a Department of Health (DOH) memorandum that enables the government to dismiss parental consent if a child is willing to be vaccinated “Government cannot usurp parental authority. Parents have the right to decide on the health and...
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday, January 7 said adult or child vaccinations should not be mandatory. Since COVID-19 vaccinations are still considered experimental or under emergency use authorization (EUA), Pimentel said inoculating people, particularly children, without their parents’s...
The Caloocan City government will start administering COVID-19 jabs to minors ages 5-11 years old on Monday, Feb.7. Parents and guardians may register online for vaccine appointments while walk-ins will be accepted from 1 p.m. onwards depending on the availability of slots. Individuals who have...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said that learners who will participate in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive for the younger population aged five to 11 will be considered “excused” from attending their classes. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd Bureau of Learner Support...
The Taguig City government reported that its weekly new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases increased amid the transmission of the Omicron variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). In its latest report, the city government recorded 3,113 new COVID-19 cases for Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, or an average...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Sunday, Feb.6, that it will open two sites for the COVID-19 vaccination of children ages 5-11 which will start on Monday, Feb. 7. The vaccination sites are Pasolo Elementary School for the first district and Malinta Elementary School for the second...
The national government and local government units (LGUs) are well prepared for the launching of the pediatric vaccination of children age five- to 11-years-old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Feb. 7. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
The City of Manila is ready to begin vaccinating minors aged five to 11 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Feb. 7. Around 30,000 doses of Comirnaty Pfizer brand vaccine specifically for use on minors aged five to 11 were delivered to the Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila on...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday said she is outraged at the Department of Health (DOH) for releasing a memorandum that enables the government to dismiss parental consent if a child is willing to be vaccinated. Marcos reminded the DOH that the government should not and can’t usurp parental...
The Muntinlupa City government is ready to roll out the vaccination of minors aged five to 11 years old on Monday, Feb. 7. Two vaccination sites will be used by the city government in the vaccination of the age group in Muntinlupa. Muntinlupa City Health Office chief Dr. Juancho Bunyi earlier said...
Presenting parents’ or guardians’ consent before allowing the vaccination of kids aged 5 to 11 against the coronavirus disease-2019 is a “requirement.’’ This was stressed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday, Feb. 6, as he expressed...
