The national government aims to vaccinate at least five million Filipinos during the third “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” program, said National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Thursday, Feb. 10. In the “Laging Handa” public...
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite – The local government unit launched its pediatric vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for children aged 5 to 11 years at Sky Ranch Tagaytay on Wednesday (Feb. 9). Over 200 kids were inoculated at the amusement park. City Government of Tagaytay (Facebook...
Against COVID-19 that is. Bea Alonzo took to Instagram recently to share the news with fans. She expressed happiness doing so noting how she got infected with the deadly virus last month. The actress wrote: "The start of this year was challenging. I caught covid early January (just like most people...
The Department of Health logged 3,651 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Feb. 9. (FILE PHOTO) Active cases stood at 96,326, less than the 100,000 regularly reported in the past weeks since the surge began. DOH said that of the 3,651 reported cases, 3,474 (95 percent) occurred...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial bets on Wednesday, Feb. 9, appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to continue its COVID-19 pandemic response initiatives during the campaign period. The senatorial slate of...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Acting Secretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic brought his seven-year-old daughter during the launch of the "Resbakuna Kids" on Tuesday, Feb. 8. (Photo from DICT) Caintic's daughter Reese was inoculated against the dreaded virus at the...
Unvaccinated teaching and non-teaching personnel are required to show negative coronavirus test results before they are allowed to enter the school premises for onsite reporting, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (Photo from DepEd) With the rollout of the expansion phase of limited...
Even the parents are having fun! Getting vaccinated, whether it's the regular flu shot or the much talked about COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer for children, can be a challenging tasks for parents—especially when the children are scared of the needle. SMX kids vaccination site in SMX Convention...
The president of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, encouraged parents to have their kids vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it would allow them to return to their normal activities. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) PIDSP...
Nearly 9,800 children aged five to 11 have been vaccinated against COVID-19 during the first day of the inoculation of the said age group, Department of Health (DOH) Usec. Myrna C. Cabotaje bared during a “Laging Handa” briefing on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The government held the pilot COVID-19...
President Duterte on Monday called out Public Attorney's Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta on her stand against the government's COVID-19 vaccination program for children. President Rodrigo Duterte and Public Attorney's Office chief Persida Acosta (FILE PHOTO) "For those who are against the...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that it is not right to compare the infamous Dengvaxia controversy with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination being conducted every single day. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tama na ating...
