The government is not playing favorites when it comes to the distribution of coronavirus vaccines to Metro Manila and several other areas, Malacañang assured the public Wednesday Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and Health Sec. Francisco Duque III welcome the arrival of an additional one...
The Muntinlupa City government has already vaccinated 36 percent of the target population as it continued to ramp up its daily output. As of June 30, a total of 139,942 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine, equivalent to 36.28 percent of the target Muntinlupa population of 385,725,...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Healthcare workers administering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been reoriented on the vaccination protocols amid circulating videos of improper vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "The National COVID-19 Vaccine Operation Cluster recently...
The government has released a list of more than 50 countries and territories identified as “green” or with low coronavirus risk amid efforts to screen the entry of vaccinated travelers into the Philippines. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) The list of the “green” places was released...
Another botched case of vaccination was reported in the city of Mandaluyong on Tuesday. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a viral video circulating online, another nurse/volunteer failed to administer the contents of the syringe during a vaccination. The incident reportedly happened last June 11 in...
Makati City Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay said fully vaccinated senior citizens in Makati City will receive P1,000 worth of gift certificates from the city government. (Photos from the local government unit of Makati City) The local government of Makati City seeks to entice senior citizens in the...
CoronaVac, also known as Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) developed and produced in China, was found to be safe and effective in children and adolescents, The Lancet Journal, the leading medical journal in the world, said in a report published on June 28. A medical worker...
Deputy Minority Leader Janette Garin on Wednesday criticized the “chaotic” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, noting how the government is allegedly unfairly prioritizing local government units (LGUs) that are experiencing an outbreak or pandemic surges. “Why is our vaccine czar acting like a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Wednesday, June 30, that the government should give wider vaccine choices for Filipinos as more anti-coronavirus shots of different brands are being made available to the Philippines. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. rejected Wednesday, June 30, the calls of some sectors to stop the procurement of Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and start prioritizing instead the purchase of Western brands that are "more effective" against the Delta variant. Vaccine...
Cagayan De Oro will be next destination of Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Vaccine Express,” a drive-through vaccination program in response to the pandemic. Tricycle, pedicab, and delivery riders get vaccinated through the Vaccine Express project in Manila on June 22, 2021. (OVP/Facebook)...
Malacañang urged the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) if they want the Philippines a zero mortality rate. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority lists which refer to medical frontliners, senior citizens, and people with...
