Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that it is not right to compare the infamous Dengvaxia controversy with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination being conducted every single day. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tama na ating...
A health expert reiterated that kids, especially those who are under the five to 11 age group, are vulnerable to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) too. Pediatric COVID-19 vaccination of children aged five to 11 in SM Aura. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin File Photo) Infectious disease expert and Vaccine...
The reformulated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine of Pfizer can give up 90 percent protection to children aged five to 11, said infectious disease expert and Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) member Dr. Rontgene Solante on Monday, Feb. 7. A child getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during the...
A health worker shows a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Transverse myelitis, a rare side effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine AstraZeneca has not yet been detected in the country, the head of the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said on Friday, Jan. 21. Dr. Nina...
A vaccine expert on Friday, Jan. 21, strongly discouraged the public not to deliberately expose themselves so they will get infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the hopes of getting natural immunity against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I don’t...
A public health advocate said that political rallies may be a "superspreader event" and cause the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. (File Photo / Unsplash) In a DZRH interview, Dr. Anthony "Tony" Leachon, former National Task Force (NTF) special adviser, said that...
The chairperson of the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) on Thursday, Nov. 25, rallied behind the Department of Health’s (DOH) bid to ask the guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) to determine if the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the country has already been...
The chairperson of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) explained Thursday, Nov. 25, why she preferred the Sinovac vaccine as her booster shot and availed the homologous booster vaccination. Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) “I chose...
Those fully vaccinated individuals who had breakthrough coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection may receive booster shots, a vaccine expert from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 25. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) head Dr. Nina Gloriani...
(PHOTO FROM UNSPLASH) The chances of experiencing side effects following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination are higher for individuals who receive a heterologous booster shot, the head of the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said on Monday, Nov. 22. Following the national...
Granting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children aged 12 to 17 was not yet discussed, the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 18. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said while they have yet to discuss the booster...
A vaccine expert from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 18, that the elderly should also be urgently prioritized in the country’s administration of booster shots against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP)...
