A healthcare workers receives a COVID-19 vaccine during the launching of booster vaccination for medical frontliners at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 100,000 Filipinos...
The Taguig City government started administering COVID-19 booster shots and third doses to fully vaccinated senior citizens (classified under A2 priority group) and persons with comorbidities (A3) on Nov. 23. During the first day of administration held at SM Aura Mega Vaccination Hub in Bonifacio...
Booster shots are now available for residents in Bataan through the efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its "Bakuna" Center, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In a statement, PRC said that its Bakuna Center in Bataan provided booster doses to 22 individuals belonging to...
The Muntinlupa City government has administered more than 800 booster shots mostly to fully vaccinated frontline health workers. According to the City Health Office, as of Nov. 23, 869 doses of booster shots have been given. Of the total, 801, or 92 percent, are healthcare workers belonging to the...
The local government of Navotas City beat its own record when it posted its lowest COVID-19 active cases. As of November 23, the city logged only 14 active cases. "Wish granted. We've prayed and worked hard for our numbers to go down. This shows that all our efforts and sacrifices have born fruit,"...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started administering booster shots to at least 1,163 of its frontliners under the A1 category, a military official disclosed Wednesday, Nov. 24. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) starts administering booster shots to its frontliners under the...
Just like medical frontliners, the Department of Health started last Monday administering booster shots to senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals. The DOH also announced they can also choose to receive a booster shot of a vaccine brand different from the ones they had before. This...
The San Juan City local government started administering on Tuesday, Nov. 23, COVID-19 booster shots to senior citizens and persons with comorbidities a week after launching the booster shot program for its healthcare workers. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that a total of 1,000...
The Quezon City government has started administering COVID-19 booster shots to its health care workers on Tuesday, Nov.23. A total of 5,000 health care workers and non-medical personnel will be inoculated from Tuesday to Friday (Nov.23-26) in the city's vaccination sites. “Our healthcare workers...
The Pateros municipal government said it will start administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to fully vaccinated senior citizens (A2 priority group) and persons with comorbidities (A3). It said the scheduling will be based on the date of the vaccine recipient's second dose. Based on the...
Which brand should you get? CLINICAL MATTERS With the FDA giving the greenlight for the use of boosters among healthcare workers this November, the first legal boosters have already gone into some of the A1 group’s arms, including mine. At the time of this writing, only healthcare workers have...
(PHOTO FROM UNSPLASH) The chances of experiencing side effects following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination are higher for individuals who receive a heterologous booster shot, the head of the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said on Monday, Nov. 22. Following the national...