The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Nov. 12, that the recruitment of 3,000 participants for the country’s “Mix and Match” (MnM) study has yet to start. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara said they...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said more than 1,900 participants of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Trial for Vaccines in the country have already received their first dose of jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) expressed hope Wednesday, Nov. 10, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon give its go signal for the conduct of the “Mix and Match” (MnM) trial which seeks to determine the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus...
The country’s reopening to foreign tourists amid the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is now under "rigorous study" by the national government. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism (Ramon Kagie/ Unsplash) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say...
The Department of Health (DOH) said no coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be wasted as those nearing expiration were already deployed to different local government units (LGUs). DOH/MB "No vaccines were wasted. No vaccines will be wasted. We were able to strategize even if they are near...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, November 8, the government should provide more funds for the procurement of additional vaccines instead of spending money to buy face shields. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo, who is running for president in 2022, was asked about the mandatory...
House Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Arlene Brosas of Gabriela partylist slammed the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) proposal to exclude unvaccinated Filipinos from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) saying it is a "lousy scheme to cover up the Duterte administration's...
Around 47 million doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are currently stored in government storage facilities and are yet to be administered, an adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said Sunday, Nov. 7. Airport personnel unload 866,970 doses of Pfizer COVID-19...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday reiterated his call for concerned government agencies to exert more efforts at further raising public awareness and confidence on COVID-19 vaccines, insisting that vaccination can lead toward achieving herd immunity and a return...
A total of 1,823 individuals have already been recruited to participate in the country’s yearlong real-world study on the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Nov. 5. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is expecting that vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech will submit this November their application to authorize emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) "Ang aking expectation is probably within this...
For Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, the plunge in new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to just 1,591 cases last Nov.3 is vindication for his controversial call for an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila last August. Presidential Adviser on...
