The Ospital ng Paranaque (OSPAR) II will be extending its walk-in booster vaccination for adults for the whole month of April. Dr. Jefferson Pagsisihan, OSPAR 1 and 2 medical director, said the hospital will administer Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to those who want to receive their booster shot....
Fully vaccinated Filipinos should get booster shots against Covid-19 to further increase their protection against the viral disease, an official of the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) said. In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has called on the city residents to get their booster shot against Covid-19. Rubiano made the call after the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) led by Miko Llorca reported on March 14 that the city’s active cases were down to two. She said the two...
The emergency use authorization (EUA) of Covid-19 vaccines should be amended first if the government will approve the administration of a fourth vaccine dose, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH The country’s health experts are currently studying data as there is a recommendation to provide...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III said people should get their booster shots amid the emergence of the so-called “Deltacron,” a hybrid between Delta and Omicron variants, and surge of cases in other countries. Ponce emphasized this as the Pateros municipal government and Jollibee launched the...
A total of 73,326 children aged five to 17 years old were vaccinated against Covid-19 in Las Pinas City, Mayor Imelda Aguilar said Tuesday, March 7. During the series of Covid-19 vaccinations for the 12-17 age group, 58,203 minors received the first dose and 51,708 got the second dose of the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Tuesday, March, 1, led the launch of the city's house-to-house COVID-19 booster shot vaccination program in Barangay San Perfecto. (Photo from Patrick Garcia) Zamora explained that the special vaccination was primarily intended for residents who are senior...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it has no plans for now of giving a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that such measure is still being studied by the country’s vaccine experts. “Booster is still the first booster in terms of...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The administration of a COVID-19 booster shot for children aged 12 to 17 is still being studied by health experts, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that there is still not enough evidence that children under this age...
Since the benefits it can provide have not yet been validated as well as its potential side effects, an infectious disease expert advised on Friday, Feb. 18, against taking a fourth dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at this point in time. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa....
Against COVID-19 that is. Bea Alonzo took to Instagram recently to share the news with fans. She expressed happiness doing so noting how she got infected with the deadly virus last month. The actress wrote: "The start of this year was challenging. I caught covid early January (just like most people...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) There should be sufficient data first before the government will allow the administration of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children, the Department of Health...
