The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, May 2, said the initial batch of Sputnik V will be deployed to five cities in the National Capital Region (NCR). (Photo from NTF Against COVID-19) In an interview over DZBB, DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said Makati, Taguig, Muntinlupa, Manila, and...
For those mothers who just gave birth and were dilly dallying about getting themselves vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a medical expert has a message for you: Have your vaccines right away. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Dr. Sybil Lizanne Bravo, Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OB-GYN)...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Saturday, May 1, the first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines ordered from Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute will arrive this Saturday at around 5 p.m. National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief...
The negotiation for the procurement of 20 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is now in the final stage, Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov said Friday. Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov (PCOO) Pavlov made this...
The first hemodialysis facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients within the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City will be operational by the first week of May this year. The National Kidney Transplant Institute hemodialysis facility (Photo courtesy of the Department...
The Philippines’ cold storage facilities are capable to receive coronavirus vaccines that need to be kept in below freezing temperature, National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday, April 29. Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is still hoping that the United States, one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, will be able to spare the Philippines and other countries with its excess coronavirus vaccines. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA) Locsin made...
The territorial issue on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is about national pride despite China’s donation of coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, President Duterte said Wednesday night. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers a televised address on April 28, 2021 (Malacañang photo) The Chief...
Frontline workers of the Philippine Congress may get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) soon as they are now part of the A4 priority group of the government's vaccination program. House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Alvin Kasiban) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) welcomed Monday, April 26, the decision of US-based drugmaker Moderna to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) of its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the Philippines. DOST DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña and...
The arrival of some 15,000 Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines from Russia on Wednesday, April 28, will be a trial run because of the vaccines’ storage requirement, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said. During his Monday’s virtual press briefing, the Palace official hinted that the -20 degrees...
Malacañang said that while President Duterte has not yet taken a position on the issue, the government has the authority to require vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as part of its police power. File photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement in his Monday...
