A total of 376,693 individuals across the country were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) from 2021 until this month. Philippine Red Cross In a report, PRC said that this number includes both adults and children, and 1.2 million doses of vaccines and boosters shots...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia has approved its first locally developed Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the head of the country's public health agency said Friday, hailing it as a step toward "the nation's independence in access to medicine". Jakarta has stressed the importance of developing...
The country is set to receive additional 720,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines from the Australian Government through the support of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Sept. 16. MB file photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed its "Bakuna" bus to Chinabank Binondo Business Center in Manila for the Covid-19 vaccination of its employees. Philippine Red Cross The "Bakuna" bus, which was requested by the business center, vaccinated and boosted 171 individuals over the weekend, PRC...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea will begin vaccinating its people against Covid-19 around November, state media said Friday, about a month after the country declared victory over the virus. It is the first time the isolated regime officially announced its plans for vaccination since the start of...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government is discontinuing the first dose vaccination against Covid-19 for children aged five- to 11-years-old. Dr. Ina Grace Chiu of the City Health Office (CHO) and the National Immunization Program coordinator said Monday, Sept. 5, that the decision was made...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The EU's drug regulator on Thursday approved Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna adapted for the Omicron variant, paving the way for a booster campaign this winter. The so-called "bivalent" jabs target both the original virus that emerged in the Chinese city...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval on Tuesday, Aug. 30, urged city residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). "Anumang bakuna laban sa Covid-19 ay napatunayang ligtas, mabisa, at tunay na magbibigay proteksyon hindi lang sa ating sarili, kung 'di sa ating pamilya at...
Public schools in the city of San Juan have started fully implementing face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22, with the opening of school year 2022-2023. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led school officials in welcoming students after two years of online classes due to the Covid-19 pandemic at...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccines against Covid-19 might be commercially available in the Philippines by early next year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
Vaccines that specifically target the Omicron variant of Covid-19 may generate more immunity and minimize the severity of the infectious disease in the Philippines, a vaccine expert said on Monday, Aug. 15. (Pixabay) The Department of Health (DOH) previously expressed its plan to procure...
CEBU CITY – As the government stepped up its vaccination drive through the “Pinaslakas” program, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-Region 7) announced Monday, August 15, that 3,635,038 individuals in the area aged five and above have yet to to have their second and booster doses....
