Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 in the National Capital Region (NCR) will start on Friday, Oct.15. Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said most of the local government units in Metro Manila have already...
The Makati City local government announced on Thursday that it is going to start the COVID-19 vaccination of its residents aged 12 to 17 who are patients of Makati Medical Center (MMC). "Alinsunod sa utos ng DOH (Department of Health), mag-uumpisang magbakuna ang lungsod sa mga #ProudMakatizens...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that over 4,000 individuals aged 12 to 17 have signed up for the city's COVID-19 vaccination program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with ABS-CBN on Tuesday, Zamora said that the number of registrants has climbed in just two weeks since the city...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has appealed to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 not to allow “walk-ins” during the roll out of its vaccination program for minors on Friday, October 15. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said it is imperative...
The Muntinlupa City government has registered a little over 13,000 minors aged 12 to 17 in one month for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. It launched the vaccination registration for 12 to 17-year-olds on Sept. 14 and as of Oct. 13, a total of 13,110 minors have signed up for...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) expressed readiness to vaccinate children against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) once a written directive has been released. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will vaccinate whomever the government wants us to prioritize,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive...
The Department of Health (DOH) has bared the list of 11 medical conditions that would qualify children aged 12 to 17 in the pilot vaccination of adolescents against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the DOH, these health conditions are medical...
Metro Manila mayors are now ready for the vaccination of minors as the National Capital Region (NCR) has already achieved herd immunity in terms of inoculating the adult population. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Monday, Oct. 4, that Metro mayors "are...
The pilot rollout of the pediatric vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old will begin on October 15, 2021. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement late Thursday night,...
The Philippine government is expecting the delivery of more or less 100 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the month of October which is time for the expansion of the government’s vaccination program that would cover children and the general population. Secretary Carlito...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Thursday that the local government is all set for the COVID-19 vaccination of minors, aged 12 to 17. Mayor Francis Zamora "(There is) not really (any problem). We launched our online vaccine registration (for individuals aged 12-17) last week and in about...
The vaccination of minors against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is not yet allowed, but local government units may now start their registration of possible candidates for the inoculation, a government health adviser said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Ted Herbosa, special adviser to the...
