The Manila city government will start inoculating the medical frontliners with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday (May 13). A total of 7,020 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at the Sta. Ana Hospital on Tuesday night (May 11). (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The country is aiming to inoculate more than 70,000 people per day next month as more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said. A health worker prepares to inject a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination hub in Makati City (ALI VICOY...
The Philippines awaits the necessary application coming from Pfizer before the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) is amended and its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine can be used for those who are in the 12 to 15 age group. Photo by Robyn Beck /AFP/FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN Department of...
The Muntinlupa City government has used up all the 3,000 doses of Sputnik V Gam-COVID-Vac vaccines donated by the national government and received new supply of other brands. On May 11, an additional 32,880 vials were delivered by the national government to Muntinlupa, consisting of 31,200 vials of...
The local government unit (LGU) of Makati City has started administering Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines to its residents at the Makati Medical Center (MMC) on Wednesday (May 12). The inoculation was conducted at the Auditorium on the 8th floor of MMC’s Tower 2. In an online forum, Mayor...
The Philippines must improve its vaccination efforts to protect more Filipinos from the B.1617 variant or the "double mutant" first traced to India, an infectious disease expert said Wednesday, May 12. Manila residents from A1 to A3 groups receive their 2nd dose of Sinovac vaccines during the...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has expressed dismay over the “super slow” deployment of vaccines to local government units. Manila City Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In his late night mayoral address on May 11,...
The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated 28,005 residents with the first dose against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of May 10, there were also 6,301 residents who have received their second dose. The Muntinlupa City government is...
With the arrival of more vaccines, the national government is planning to expand the inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday, May 11. In a statement, Galvez, vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Tuesday, May 11, that the city will soon roll out the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for priority groups A1 to A3. "Nakipagmeeting na po yung ating City Health Office (CHO) sa Department of Health (DOH) para sa proper rollout...
Parañaque City's top official has backed the construction of a mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino amid concerns on its environmental impact. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said in an interview on DZRH that the mega vaccination facility is not permanent in nature and will only be built...
A 23-year-old Italian woman was under observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving six doses of the Pfizer vaccine in error, news agency AGI reported Monday. The woman was in good condition after receiving fluids and paracetamol following the injection Sunday, AGI reported. Instead of...
