Syringes with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are placed on a tray at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE) The country is set to conduct a study on the effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines on fully vaccinated Filipinos, an official of the Department...
DOST (Manila Bulletin File photo) Three other vaccine developers are interested in conducting a clinical trial in the Philippines for their respective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Tuesday, May 25. DOST Undersecretary Rowena...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that there is still not enough evidence to recommend the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin for treatment of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Pixabay) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevarra said there are currently more...
Hong Kong may soon have to throw away millions of coronavirus vaccine doses because they are approaching their expiry date and not enough people have signed up for the jabs, an official warned Tuesday. (FILES) This file photo taken on February 27, 2021 shows Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 coronavirus...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said achieving herd immunity in the National Capital Region (NCR) before Christmas could be just around the corner. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Palace briefing on Tuesday, May 24, Dizon bared that the national government is...
The World Health Organization (WHO) solidarity trials on coronavirus vaccines in the Philippines is expected to begin next month, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Tuesday, May 25. (Photo by Orlando Sierra / AFP / FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevarra said the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, May 25, urged the government to start vaccinating “anyone who is willing” to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying it is about time to move the general public up in the priority program as early as June. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA BULLETIN File...
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the government may consider further easing of some restrictions in the NCR (National Capital Region) Plus bubble as trends continue to improve in most parts of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal. These areas are under heightened general...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, May 25, appealed to President Duterte, Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and other concerned officials to consider giving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, the appropriate and acceptable vaccines in their respective...
Senator Grace Poe has asked the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to expedite its payment to public and private hospitals and avoid unnecessary and delaying procedures that affect the operations of healthcare institutions. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Grace Poe/MANILA...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, May 25, urged the government to realign unutilized funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 to augment the cash assistance to Filipinos to accommodate more beneficiaries still struggling with the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
A total of 54 individuals tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after an improvised pool party and drinking sessions were organized by residents of Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon in Quezon City from May 9 to May 11. (Screenshot of the pool party allegedly posted on Facebook on May 9)...
