Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, July 25 called on the government to bring its COVID-19 vaccination drive to people in temporary shelters to make sure these evacuation sites would not become potential "super spreader" events. Evacuation centers, Villanueva pointed out, are "closed, confined, and...
The Navotas City government postponed the COVID-19 vaccination scheduled on July 26 due to flooding. In an announcement issued Sunday, the city government said all individuals who were set to receive their first dose on Monday will be re-scheduled. The Navotas City government's announcement on...
In a now-viral post, a physician shared from her experience how different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines offer the same protection. (Photo from Dr. Anne Gabriel-Chan) To encourage the public to get vaccinated, Dr. Anne Gabriel-Chan of the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center shared...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano announced that the scheduled vaccination on July 24 was cancelled because of heavy rains that caused flooding in many parts of Metro Manila. Rubiano made the announcement in the city government’s official Facebook page, stressing that the move was to ensure...
The city government of Caloocan City has postponed the vaccination against COVID-19 on Saturday, July 24 due to heavy rain. In a Facebook post, Mayor Oca Malapitan announced that the vaccination sites will no longer accept individuals. “Dahil sa patuloy na masamang panahon at posibilidad na...
More than 1.1 million vaccines have been deployed in Manila since the city government launched its vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last March. (Ali vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso confirmed in a Facebook post that the city...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is bracing for another round of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge amid looming threat from the more transmissible Delta variant. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from UP) "We are bracing and anticipating for a possible surge so we are trying to cover all...
The city government of Navotas announced on Thursday that companions of senior citizens will also be inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine against COVID-19. “Ang Janssen ay para talaga sa mga senior citizens, pero may Vax 1, Take 1 po tayo sa ating pagbabakuna ng Janssen sa...
Responders from different units queing for registration and vital signs monitoring prior to vaccination at the Dream Zone, Provincial Capitol compound in Batangas City, July 16. (Joenald M. Rayos/MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines recorded its highest daily vaccination rate last Thursday, July 22,...
Should the government allow the use of coronavirus disease (COVID) vaccine booster shots for those vaccinated with China’s Sinovac jabs, the initial list of priority recipients may include the elderly, those with comorbidity and the healthcare workers, the Department of Science and Technology’s...
All senior citizens in Pasig City, who were targeted to be immunized, have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Mayor Vico Sotto said on Thursday (July 22). Mayor Vico Sotto (PASIG LGU/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Kinilala rin ng nasyonal ang Pasig bilang isa sa unang LGU (local government units)...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) To provide a safer avenue for teaching and non-teaching personnel to share information and status of their vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) developed its own mobile app. “We decided to create this platform to...