Volunteers and staff of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Sept. 14, boarded boats to reach Talim Island in Rizal to vaccinate individuals who are under coronavirus disease (COVID-19) priority groups. Vaccination at Talim Island, Rizal on Sept. 14, 2021 (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippines to intensify its efforts in vaccinating its elderly population against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as he described the rollout of the vaccination program for senior citizens as “unfortunate” and...
Aiming to vaccinate 500 individuals, the “Bakuna Buses” of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) drive to Brgy. Binabag, Bogo City and Mabitac, Laguna on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Photo from Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “Safe at mabisa ang lahat ng mga bakuna dito sa Pilipinas (All vaccines here in the...
The national government has put up an online "vaccination dashboard" where Filipinos can monitor progress on the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Screenshot from National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard) The National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard has been...
The San Juan City local government started on Tuesday the vaccination of non-residents in its bid to help the country achieve herd immunity against COVID-19. Mayor Francis Zamora This effort came after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) decided to vaccinate as one, especially cities which have finished...
Additional two million doses of Sinovac were delivered in the country on Monday, Sept 13--which brought to more than 56 million the total doses of vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) received by the country. photo: MIAA The fresh batch of Sinovac doses were purchased by the national...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Sept. 13, deployed its “Bakuna Bus” in Cagayan and in Cavite in line with its efforts to support the government in its national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination initiative. Photo from Philippine Red Cross (PRC) PRC’s “Bakuna Bus” were...
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines (AFP) Two pediatric groups in the country still recommend prioritizing the adult population in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination. The Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said that the adult...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday said the Philippine government has mismanaged its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and failed to resolve the health crisis. Pacquiao, once an ally of the Duterte administration, lamented that the COVID-19 situation in the country only got worse. “Sa tingin ko,...
The Parañaque City government has announced that its drive-thru vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino is temporarily not accepting first dose vaccination and will only deploy second vaccine doses. The advisory was posted on the official Facebook page of Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Sunday (September 12)....
Senator Francis Tolentino is asking the national government to also allow the resumption of face-to-face classes for post-graduate students who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines PRIB) In a statement, the administration senator said...
TOKYO, Japan -- Over 50 percent of Japan's population had received two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, the minister in charge of the coronavirus response said on Sunday. Yasutoshi Nishimura, economy minister and virus czar, said on a TV program that "If vaccination moves ahead at the current pace, it...