Vicki Belo did her part to make sure fellow Pinoys are properly vaccinated against COVID-19. She made sure fans know about it, too. Taking to social media, the 65-year-old doctor to the stars, posted photos of her working as volunteer jabber in Makati. View this post on Instagram She wrote,...
• The couple’s decision to join the clinical study turned from uninterested to interested as more news about the benefits of vaccination came out. • The clincher to them was when the vaccine brand was granted an emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration....
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will meet with concerned agencies to discuss the establishment of green lane for faster processing of permit applications of local vaccine manufacturers following the directive of President Duterte. ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said the Department of...
Let's admit it, sleeve-rolling or disrobing on vaccine day can be quite awkward Last March, American country music icon Dolly Parton got her shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Apart from sharing the importance of getting vaccinated, the singer also demonstrated the power of dressing for the occasion....
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino talks about the country’s campaigns in the Tokyo Olympics and the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games, respectively, with vaccines for COVID-19 coming its way when he appears as special guest in Tuesday’s Philippine...
Margie Moran gets her first COVID-19 vaccine in Makati City Former Miss Universe Margie Moran finally got her first COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, April 16, saying that she feels more secure now. On Instagram April 16, it showed that Moran got her Sinovac vaccine at North Forbes Park Pavilion in...
Filipino-owned United Laboratories (Unilab), the leading pharmaceutical company in Southeast Asia, has been confirmed to do local vaccine manufacturing in the country starting with the COVID-19 with plans to also export to other ASEAN countries, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M....
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed additional funds to the Philippines’ vaccine program as President Duterte’s chief economic manger supported an appeal to nations with excess vaccine supplies to release them as soon as possible. Speaking...
The one on your arm is still your best shot at surviving the pandemic Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Nearly a billion vaccine doses have been given worldwide. There are many encouraging signs that these inoculations will deliver on the promise of ending the pandemic very soon. New cases of COVID-19...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced last April 8 that it has “adopted the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to temporarily suspend the use of AstraZeneca vaccines for individuals aged below 60 years old, following recent reports of rare cases of blood clots with low...
Alice Dixson Alice Dixson is now part of the growing list of celebrities who took the COVID-19 vaccine. Dixson proudly announced this last April 9, with a photo of herself captioned: "I got my first (Vaccine Shot) yesterday, thanks to my big bro who drove me back and forth to the vaccination site...
Kenya on Thursday started vaccinating its Olympic athletes against COVID-19, paving the way to compete in the Tokyo Games. All the 75 athletes in the Olympic team bubble at Nairobi's Kasarani stadium were vaccinated on Thursday, in an exercise which will also cover the Paralympic teams, rugby...
