The Muntinlupa City government vaccinated nearly 8,300 people on the second day of the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National COVID-19 Vaccination campaign on Nov. 30. According to the Muntinlupa City Health Office, a total of 8,265 individuals were vaccinated on Nov. 30, consisting of 5,855 adults...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday urged the government to consider the private sector’s call for booster shots for employees noting there is already a steady supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines. Angara, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee and primary sponsor of the COVID-19...
The Navotas City government has started the COVID-19 booster shots rollout for individuals under the A2 (senior citizens), and A3 (persons with comorbidities) categories on Monday, Nov.29. “We need to expedite the rollout of boosters to our most vulnerable sectors, especially now that we are...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez urged the city's remaining unvaccinated residents to get the jab during the National Vaccination Day from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 for ther protection against COVID-19. Olivarez said Bayanihan, Bakunahan will also give booster shots to A1 (medical health workers), A2...
Amid the growing threat of the Omicron (B1.1.529) variant, the government is targeting to start vaccinating children age five- to 11-years-old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in January 2022 while the booster vaccination of economic frontliners (A4) and indigent population (A5) may begin...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay and the city government gave due recognition to the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for assisting the city in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts amid the ongoing pandemic. In a Facebook post, Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo, on behalf of Binay,...
Marikina has began the administration of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots to the A1, A2, and A3 vaccine groups on Saturday, Nov. 27. (MARIKINA CITY PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) The city is prioritizing to vaccinate frontline medical workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities....
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña has already received his booster shot or third dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Dela Pena The 72-year-old DOST chief said he received the booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
The City of Muntinlupa active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have dropped below 50 with the daily average falling under 100 in the last 15 days. As of Nov. 25, according to the City Health Office, Muntinlupa’s active cases stood at 48 including only one new case recorded for the day. The...
The Makati City local government announced that active COVID-19 cases in the city have dropped dramatically. According to the Makati Health Department (MHD), there are now only 70 active cases in the city as of Thursday, Nov. 25, a drastic decrease from the 322 active cases last Nov. 1. It added...
As part of its aggressive COVID-19 booster vaccination program, over 20,000 COVID-19 booster shots have been administered to individuals belonging to the A1 (frontliners), A2 (senior citizens), and A3 (persons with comorbidities) in Manila as of Friday, Nov. 26. A total of 23,872 doses have been...
The chairperson of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) explained Thursday, Nov. 25, why she preferred the Sinovac vaccine as her booster shot and availed the homologous booster vaccination. Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) “I chose...
