DOH / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) said about 12 percent of senior citizens in the country have been vaccinated so far since the COVID-19 vaccination program started last March. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that there is a need to speed up the vaccination of the priority...
The government is set to release guidelines for the vaccination of family members of healthcare workers, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Itong mga kamag-anak ng healthcare workers kailangan pa po natin makapag release ng guidelines para...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III said the lack of health workers such as doctors is the reason why the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program in the municipality is at a slow pace. “Pinipilit po nating mapabilis ang ating pagbabakuna dahil marami nga po tayong hawak-hawak na bakuna sa...
A senior citizen receive the second dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine while other people wait for their turn at a vaccination site in Sampaloc, Manila on May 25, 2021.(Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An infectious disease expert encouraged senior citizens to get vaccinated to protect themselves...
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire The Department of Health (DOH) welcomed the initiative of some local government units (LGUs) to implement incentive programs to encourage their constituents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday commended the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for moving to include workers in hotels operating as quarantine or isolation facilities in the A1 priority group saying this would boost the government’s efforts in the COVID-19 vaccination program. The IATF’s decision,...
Vaccination process (Pubmat: Manila Bulletin/ Info source: Department of Health) The country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program started three months ago, wherein over four million vaccine doses have already been administered. Many are still unvaccinated and may have some...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported on Wednesday night that the distribution of the national government's financial assistance to the NCR (National Capital Region)- plus is now at 99.67 percent complete. A breakdown of the disbursed cash aid revealed...
The Department of Health (DOH) said half of the two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that are set to expire next month have already been administered. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said one million AstraZeneca vaccines have been administered as first dose to...
Senators Nancy Binay and Cynthia Villar on Tuesday, May 25, debated on whether the government’s policy restricting vaccinated senior citizens from going out should be eased or not. Senator Nancy Binay (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) At the hearing of the Senate’s...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Department of Health (DOH) to publicize its accounting of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine supplies that have been administered to promote transparency. Tolentino said that while he believes that each individual has the right to choose which vaccine...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to use the community patrol and official police social media accounts to assist in the information dissemination campaign aimed at convincing more Filipinos to be vaccinated against the...
