National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said on Monday, June 7, all employees who need to go out for work are part of the A4 priority group. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Dizon revealed this as he hailed the expansion of priority vaccination of essential...
The Taguig City Vaccination Task Force has opened the registration for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination for the A4 priority group, or essential workers. It said it has received the guidelines for the vaccination of the A4 category, “defined as all individuals who are required to go out...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed gratitude to the United States government for its decision to donate some of its surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines and other countries. "Well nakuha natin yung magandang balita na iyan at tayo naman ay nagagalak at...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) commended on Sunday, June 6, some local government units (LGUs) for their efficiency in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine roll out and in convincing people to trust the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination. "We are...
As the government announced its plan to vaccinate minors, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, June 5, underscored the importance of boosting the confidence of parents and guardians in COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) "If vaccine hesitancy persists among adults, especially...
Coronavirus vaccines developed by China's Sinovac (Chinese Embassy in Manila/Twitter) Filipinos have become more receptive in getting the COVID-19 vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech after it was approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO), an official of the Department...
House deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Saturday, June 5, thanked the United States for deciding to donate part of its surplus AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to many countries, including the Philippines. A health worker shows a vial of the AstraZeneca jab...
The Muntinlupa City government said celebrity couple Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzalez and their two children did not get any special treatment when they were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last June 1. Muhlach’s family received their AstraZeneca shots at the Festival Mall...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Thursday, June 3, that the Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs is expected to start by next month. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOST Undersecretary for Research and...
The first phase study on the real-world effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will kick of at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), the project leader said Thursday, June 3. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Regina Berba, head of PGH's infectious control unit, said the study...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday, June 3, appealed to the government to forego the mandatory 14-day quarantine for fully-vaccinated individuals entering the Philippines. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "Calling on IATF/DOH (Interagency Task Force on the Management of...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The Covax vaccine programme secured another $2.4 billion from donors on Wednesday, but underlined it was still struggling to get enough doses to help poorer countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic. A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a...