Social media darling Zia Dantes is now fully vaxxed. Actor Dingdong Dantes proudly shared how his six-year-old daughter got her second shot. "We did it via drive through. We were with 5 other kids inside the van since we were encouraged to do car pooling to manage traffic and limit the number of...
COVID-19 protection for minors six to 17 years old is within reach as the Sinovac COVID vaccine was given the green light for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in Brazil and Thailand which could be the basis for the same EUA in the Philippines. This development can advance the campaign for...
As Metro Manila and 38 other areas transitioned to the Alert level 1 status, the Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public to recognize the importance of staying protected through vaccination and adherence to minimum health standard protocols with the easing of restrictions. 'Resbakuna sa...
Sputnik vaccines The Philippines has no plans to buy additional doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country still has enough supply of COVID-19 vaccines, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “As of now, alam ko walang balak na bumili ng Sputnik V vaccine. We have enough...
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax for use in the vaccination of children aged six to 11 in the European Union (EU) on Thursday, Feb. 24. Spikevax is now awaiting conditional marketing...
The Philippines is now recognizing national COVID-19 vaccination certificates from two more countries, Malacañang announced Thursday, Feb. 24. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
CEBU CITY - Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia ended months of speculations whether or not she will take the COVID-9 vaccine when she confirmed that she already got her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last February 12. Garcia said she was inoculated with Sinopharm, a Chinese brand COVID-19 vaccine....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Adult Filipinos who are already eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot should get vaccinated immediately as protection from the primary vaccination is...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has continued its deployment of its Bakuna Buses, Bakuna Centers, and Bakuna Teams to help the local government units in ramping up the vaccination efforts to protect unvaccinated individuals. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that on Feb....
Amid the low uptake of booster doses in the country, Malacañang renewed its call to the public to get their booster shots as "added protection" against COVID-19 and its variants as pandemic persists. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) Citing data...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – The city government launched its third pediatric vaccination site for kids aged 5–11 years at Splash Island on Wednesday (Feb. 23). Biñan City opens its third pediatric vaccination site for kids aged 5–11 years. (Carla Bauto Deña / MANILA...
The Quezon City government has vaccinated more than 2.3 million people against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to its data on Tuesday, Feb.22. A total of 2,325,646 adults and minors were fully vaccinated against the virus. The local government said 2,234,450 individuals have received at...
