More than 2,000 Paranaque residents have been inoculated against COVID-19 with the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday. (Mayor Edwin Olivarez / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on a report from the City Health Office (CHO), Olivarez said around 2,100 individuals were...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine developed by American drug firm Moderna. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo made the announcement on Wednesday, May 5, during...
The Philippine Consulate on Tuesday thanked the Hong Kong government for its "understanding" and in ordering a review of the mandatory vaccination of all foreign domestic helpers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE "We thank Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Hong...
The Chinese-made vaccine Sinopharm that was used to inoculate President Duterte against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not yet underwent evaluation by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the agency...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo got inoculated against the coronavirus disease Tuesday, saying he felt no adverse side effects. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo receives a coronavirus vaccine shot on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 (Photo: Panelo) Panelo received the first...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of private employees will start in June as about 17 million AstraZeneca doses will start to arrive next month, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Secretary Joey Concepcion said on Tuesday, May 4. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship...
The willingness of residents of Paranaque City to be inoculated with Russian-made coronavorus disease (COVID-19) Sputnik V is 'overwhelming', vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday, May 4. Galvez, chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, made the remark...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, May 4, said it cannot assure for the safety and quality of the products used under the condition of a Compassionate Special Permit (CSP) as it did not undergo evaluation by the agency. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric...
Malacañang maintained that President Duterte did not break any law when he had himself inoculated with Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine even if it has not been granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Presidential spokesman Harry...
President Duterte chose state-owned and Chinese-made Sinopharm over other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines because of the recommendation of his doctors, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 4. President Duterte receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Health Secretary Francisco...
No vax yet? No worries DISEASE PREVENTION Fruits and vegetables are good sources of micronutrients If the coronavirus has taught us one thing, it is to keep our health in check. Aside from spending more time with family, discovering cooking, and developing a love for plants, most have also started...
A lawmaker has proposed to mandate the Department of Health (DOH) to prioritize the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to third, fourth, fifth and sixth-class municipalities of the Philippines. A frontline health worker of Davao City receives the first dose of AstraZeneca's vaccine at the COVID-19...
