As the nation moves to protect the people from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Duterte renewed his appeal to Filipinos to get vaccinated immediately, telling them that their cooperation is the key to reopening the economy. (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the statement as...
President Duterte said that while he respects the preference of doctors to western brands, he claimed they were "discriminating" for refusing to be vaccinated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine that came from China. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA...
STA. CRUZ, Laguna - The provincial government conducted a simulation exercise for its vaccination rollout on Wednesday (March 3). (Laguna Provincial Information Office / MANILA BULLETIN) The activity was led by the Laguna Medical Center along with the Provincial Health Office, Santa Cruz Municipal...
Malacañang assured that health workers who passed on CoronaVac to wait for AstraZeneca will get the British-Swedish brand, reiterating that they will not lose their priority just for rejecting a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Last week, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11525, the “COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021,” which formally launched the country’s national immunization campaign against the dreaded 2019 novel coronavirus disease. To...
The Parañaque City government and Zuellig Pharmaceutical-Philippines on Monday (March 1) inked a deal for the storage of 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine procured by the city government which is expected to arrive in the second quarter this year. (Zuellig Pharma / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Edwin...
Hundreds of health workers in Marikina City backed out from vaccination upon learning that they will be receiving Sinovac’s CoronaVac, Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said on Thursday, March 3. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Teodoro said the...
The warm feeling that Pasay City Police Chief Col. Cesar Paday-os experienced after receiving the Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday meant that it’s working, he said. The feeling was tolerable, he added. When asked if he felt feverish, he said: “..hinde… nawala naman na..nag aircon lang ako.. ok na...
The Muntinlupa City government started on Wednesday (March 3) its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination using Sinovac's CoronaVac from the national government. Dr. Edwin Dimatatac, Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun)medical director, was the first person to get vaccinated in the city which was...
Vice President Leni Robredo has responded to a viral photo of a woman getting vaccinated, who she said was not her. On her Facebook page, Robredo posted screenshots of the woman’s photo receiving coronavirus vaccine shot and said, “Hindi po ako ‘yan (That’s not me),” with a facepalm...
Malacañang is hoping to complete vaccinating the country's healthcare workers against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) soon so it can move to protect the senior citizens against the deadly respiratory disease. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / FILE PHOTO) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made...
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong's public health authorities are investigating the death of a man with chronic diseases two days after he received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Agence France Presse / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...
