As the government aims to achieve herd immunity by year-end, the Department of Interior and the Local Government (DILG) said Friday, June 25, that the immunization campaign against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be hastened if the focus of the vaccination is on individuals who are willing...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has transported 3,000 vials of Chinese-made Sinovac vaccines in the far-flung town of Mapun, Tawi-Tawi to inoculate the residents against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), it said Friday, June 25. Hundreds of residents in Mapun, Tawi-Tawi have received their first...
Ten additional highly urbanized cities will gain priority for coronavirus vaccine access due to the surge in cases of infections, Malacañang announced Thursday. One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on June 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of National Task...
The Sinovac vaccines procured by the government of Manila arrived in the country Thursday morning, June 24, as the city celebrates its 450th founding anniversary. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, together with Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and City Health Officer Dr. Arnolod...
The government is determined to prove wrong a foreign think tank that projected the Philippines could become among the last to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus in Asia. Distancing protocols seem to have been ignored as Manila residents line up to get a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, June 23, said that it has established six vaccination centers in the National Capital Region (NCR) after receiving 10,000 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from the government. Vaccination at PRC Hemodialysis Center in Port Area, Manila...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos expects National Capital Region (NCR) residents to achieve "population protection" from the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in as early as September this year. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) In...
The delayed delivery of the additional Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines will not compromise the efficacy of the first shots initially given to Filipinos, Malacañang assured the public Wednesday. Health workers prepare to administer Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines at a vaccination...
The more transmissible Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant presents "changing" symptoms, the University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) said Wednesday, June 23. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) UP NIH Executive Director Eva dela Paz said the Delta variant that...
An infectious disease specialist assured the public that all available coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines remain effective against the more transmissible Delta variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) According to studies, the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) first identified in...
The country must "triple" efforts to prevent the spread of a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus since it cannot afford a "disastrous" second wave of infections, President Duterte declared last Monday. Manila residents line up eager to get Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a vaccination site...
The government has ample reserved funds to secure additional coronavirus vaccines needed by Filipinos, President Duterte said recently amid efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on lives and livelihoods in the country. Manila residents wait for their turn to get their first dose of...
