As coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) continue to rise, it is "still premature" to consider easing the quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), a key government official handling the government's pandemic response has bared. Vaccine czar Carlito...
The government's national task force on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response has warned individuals who are trying to get more than the recommended two vaccine doses that their days are already numbered. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,...
Filipinos can still celebrate a "better" Christmas season this year despite the worrisome surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases which are seen to be caused by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of National Task...
The country's vaccine inventory got a much-needed boost with the delivery of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday afternoon, Aug. 13. Fifteen thousand doses of procured Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are delivered at...
The private sector is committed to help the government implement a swift and efficient vaccination of more Filipinos especially during the implementation of the strict lockdown, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and Presidential...
The national government is eyeing to fully vaccinate 27 million Filipinos against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of this month, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed Friday, Aug. 13. A total of 575,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive at Ninoy Aquino International...
Another huge shipment of Sinovac vaccines--two million doses in all--has arrived in the Philippines on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 12. (Photo from MIAA) The shipment was flown in 5:50 p.m. Thursday at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 by Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR 359. The...
Vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and United States (US) Embassy Chargé d'Affaires John Law greeted each other with a fist bump as they welcomed the arrival of 813,150 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday night, Aug. 11, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). (Photo from...
More than 800,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 11, which comprise the third tranche of jabs that were procured by the national government from the United States. A total of 813,150 doses of Pfizer vaccine...
Five modular hospital units were launched by the national government at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City on Wednesday, Aug. 11, to accommodate more patients that were afflicted of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (third from right) leads top...
The national government has secured the delivery of an additional 813,150 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday night, August 11. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM...
Some social media users took to social media to express worry about the non-inclusion of the delivery of Russian vaccine Sputnik V this month, saying some of them have yet to receive their second dose. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov...
