The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) vaccine expert panel (VEP) is not yet recommending the mixing and matching of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines as well as the use of booster shots. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE PHOTO) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said they did not...
The Taguig City government will formally launch on Wednesday its extended vaccination hours of up to midnight at its Bonifacio Global City vaccination site. Dubbed as “Bakuna Nights,” the vaccination program will open at the Taguig BGC High Street Mega Vaccination until midnight. Vaccination in...
Quezon City has breached the one million mark in terms of total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered. The local government on Wednesday announced that as of July 13, a total of 1,013,988 vaccine doses were already administered, 686,311 of which were first dose while 327,677 were second...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed confidence that there will be a more fair and impartial distribution of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in each region this month as an additional one million doses of CoronaVac jabs made by Chinese vaccine manufacturer Sinovac Biotech were...
After successfully vaccinating more than 100 percent of its target population to reach herd immunity against COVID-19 with at least one dose, San Juan City is now facing a problem with its second dose vaccine supply. Mayor Francis Zamora San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said in an interview with...
The Philippines, through the Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formally reached an agreement for the conduct of the WHO Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) in the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevara, during the Laging Handa...
Amid the reported global scarcity of vaccine supply, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, July 13, said that the supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the country will not be affected by clinical trials. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is now using Sputnik V for its vaccination efforts after receiving 2,700 doses from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in the PRC Port Area, Manila. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “We are very grateful for the donation of IATF,” PRC Chairman and Chief Executive...
At least 3,000 participants in eight sites are being eyed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for the trials involving the “mixing and matching” of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevara, during the Laging Handa...
An official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, July 13, expressed optimism on the positive outcome of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vaccines solidarity trial in the country once this has been completed. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa...
The Muntinlupa City government has resumed first dose vaccination Tuesday after suspending it due to lack of new vaccine supply. In an announcement, the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) said the resumption was implemented after the City Health Office (CHO) received a new...
More than three million doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will arrive in the country from the United States on July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The single-dose vaccine will be distributed in...
