The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 advised local government units even outside Metro Manila not to worry about buying vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying the government has already enough supplies to inoculate its target population. A medical worker administer a...
Local government units were called upon to further intensify their COVID-19 vaccination drive amid the admission by the national government that the country’s vaccination rate has slowed down. Vaccine certificate Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said that LGUs and national government...
After its pilot implementation in the National Capital Region (NCR), the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 will officially be rolled out nationwide on Oct. 29. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. faces the media during the arrival of 1,016,730 doses of Pfizer...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to ensure that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution, now feared by unvaccinated workers, would not be abused by business owners, especially those in the restaurant and in-person...
The country was able to withstand the devastation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and eventually defeat it by implementing adjusted safety protocols, a task force official leading the pandemic response announced Friday, Oct. 22. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. addresses...
The country has so far administered a total of 52,783,354 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines seven months after it launched the national inoculation program, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. bared Tuesday night, Oct. 19. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on the country's...
Secretary Carito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), is considering the removal of "priorities" in the vaccination program to pave the way for the inoculation of all individuals who are willing to get the jab....
The national government will prioritize the vaccination of more or less 1.2 million adolescents with comorbidities nationwide, the first to benefit were a total of 1,151 young Filipinos with ages from 15 to 17 years old during the first day of rollout on Friday in eight hospitals in Metro Manila....
The United States donated 918,450 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the Philippines on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 10, through the global vaccine sharing initiative of COVAX facility. The United States donated 918,450 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus...
Heading into the 2022 elections, the "best investment" of local chief executives gunning for another term or seeking a different post will be their current health program amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a task force official leading the response efforts of the national government...
More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were transported to the country on Friday morning, Oct. 8 -- the first time that two different brands were delivered in a single flight. More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and Astrazeneca...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said each country has a "unique" coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic curve which shall be considered in measuring their efficiency in dealing with the global health crisis. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) The chief implementer of the National Task...
