Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Twenty-five children with comorbidities aged 12 to 17 experienced adverse reactions after receiving a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the Department of...
DOH The Philippines recorded 3,694 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday Oct. 28, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The new cases brought the number of active infections nationwide to 49,835. Majority or 73.4 percent have mild symptoms, 10.97 percent are in moderate condition,...
Kids swim at the famous beach front of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists in October 2020. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still recommending that provincial local government units still strictly...
A senior citizen in Muntinluap poses with the sign "we got fully vaccinated" after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine (MunCoVac) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that more senior citizens will be encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the...
Taguig City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases totaled 464 as of Oct. 26, the city government announced. The city government recorded 106 new cases on Oct. 26 from 114 on Oct. 25, and 146 on Oct. 24. Vaccination in Taguig (Taguig City government) The city logged 50,641 confirmed cases,...
A health worker preparing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (NTF Against COVID-19) The Philippines is aiming to fully vaccinate about 80 percent of its pediatric population aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 by the end of this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Oct. 28. DOH Undersecretary...
The Pateros municipal government will start the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities on Nov. 3. This was announced by Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III in a live broadcast on Facebook Wednesday. A minor is getting vaccinated in a hospital in Metro Manila (National...
DOH Another 3,218 people contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID) nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Based on the latest case bulletin, the number of active cases across the country was at 50,152 or 1.8 percent of the running case tally which stood at...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP An infectious disease expert welcomed the move of the government to provide COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to healthcare workers to further...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III told parents and children aged 12 to 17 years old to read and understand the informed consent and assent form for the vaccination of minors with comorbidities. The form, he said, will be given to the parents and children at the vaccination center on the day...
A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas District Hospital during the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for minors in Metro Manila on Oct. 22, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country is set to start its nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination...
The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated 198 minors aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities. According to Dr. Edwin Dimatatac, medical director of Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun) which has been designated by the government as one of the pilot hospitals for the vaccination of minors with...
