A total of 234 market vendors and employees as well as ambulant vendors in Quezon City were inoculated against COVID-19 as of Wednesday, Jan 19. The local government said that they have identified 1,300 market and ambulant workers who have yet to get vaccinated. The vaccinations were...
The local government of Quezon City is preparing for the pediatric vaccination of minors aged 5-11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which is expected to take place in February. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had earlier granted Emergency Use Authorization to Pfizer BioNTech's...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is waiting for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow her to continue with her COVID-19 response programs during the campaign period that will officially start on February 8. Vice President Leni Robredo oversees the Swab Cab operations at...
New AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine data further support its use as third dose booster New data from ongoing trial showed increased antibody response against Beta, Delta, Alpha, and Gamma variants following third dose booster with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Additional analysis...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) started on Monday, Jan. 17, the implementation of the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy on public transportation in Metro Manila as part of measures to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals amid the rising cases of COVID-19. Regional Highway Patrol...
Opposition senatorial candidate Chel Diokno has objections to the threats by the government to arrest unvaccinated Filipinos, saying it should instead launch a massive information campaign to address vaccine hesitancy. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) This will...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 15, that 5,901 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trials in the country have already received their first dose of jabs against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Amid the new surge of coronavirus cases in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has postponed campaign-related activities to focus on her office’s COVID-19 response programs, her spokesman said. Vice President Leni Robredo oversees the Swab Cab operations at the...
FDA The number of adverse reactions among people who were vaccinated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines remains minimal, data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showed. The FDA said that of the 108,757,357 vaccine doses administered as of Jan. 2, there have been 85,717 adverse...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi announced that the city has reached herd immunity, with 85 percent of its target population already fully-vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Jan. 11. A total of 288,348 people have been given their second dose while 294,763...
Various transport groups, legislators, as well as the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) have expressed their support for the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) decision to ban unvaccinated individuals from using public transportation in Metro Manila. Commuters in Philcoa,...
The local government of Malabon said individuals who received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine outside the city can pre-register to get their second dose in its vaccination sites. Individuals who want to get their booster shot may also pre-register at https://bit.ly/MalabonVaccination. After...
