Despite the emergence of scary mutations or variants, the head of a pro-science consumer advocacy group says it would take a while before so-called "booster" shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) become acceptable in the Philippines. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) According...
(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged the public anew to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the threat of the highly transmissible variants. FDA Director General Eric Domingo made the call during President Duterte’s...
The coronavirus vaccines are not yet for sale in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his talk to the people at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City...
As the pandemic continued to take a toll on the nation, the Philippine government has turned to the United States for the purchase of additional vaccines to fight the coronavirus disease. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during turnover of more than 3 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines...
President Duterte said that China’s COVID-19 vaccine donation to the Philippines has “no strings attached” except “that their boats are there” in the West Philippine Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on August 16, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) During his late-night Talk to the...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Monday, Aug. 16, that it has yet to determine whether or not the Lambda variant of the coronavirus is vaccine-resistant. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) VEP chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani said they will look into reports that the Lambda variant could be...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) has maintained that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are available in the Philippines provide protection against the coronavirus variants, including the Lambda variant, which was detected in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Yung mga...
Unless Filipinos stop believing in fake news about vaccines, the likelihood that the COVID-19 situation in the country will turn for the worse will be greater. Vaccine image 2 Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said people should take heed of the recent disclosure of the Food and Drug...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Our knowledge of the deadly corona virus and its variants is constantly evolving. Ditto regarding the different vaccines that are being tested and used to combat it. Because of this we can probably excuse vaccination czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. for making the...
Another cargo of life-saving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines--this time branded Sputnik V--have arrived in the country on Friday, Aug. 13. Photo from MIAA Photo from MIAA A total of 15,000 of the Sputnik jabs touched down at 4:50 p.m. at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3....
The private sector is committed to help the government implement a swift and efficient vaccination of more Filipinos especially during the implementation of the strict lockdown, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and Presidential...
Another huge shipment of Sinovac vaccines--two million doses in all--has arrived in the Philippines on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 12. (Photo from MIAA) The shipment was flown in 5:50 p.m. Thursday at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 by Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR 359. The...
