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To help revive the economy that was badly hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, all tourism workers in the country are intended to be vaccinated by the national government by the end of 2021, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said.

The vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now being pressed by the country’s pandemic task force chief implementer to begin as early as October this year.

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. asked Vice President Leni Robredo to see the bigger picture in the national inoculation program against COVID-19 before criticizing the government for its supposed “slow” pandemic response.

On Sunday, September 19, the country is poised to reach another mislestone in its national inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it will receive its 60 millionth dose.

After some delays, the country finally received the latest batch of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine supply composed of 190,000 doses on Saturday night, September 18.

Nearly one million doses of Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrived in the country on Saturday afternoon, September 18.

More than 40 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered nationwide, a feat that was achieved ahead of the schedule, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 bared Saturday, Sept. 18.

A total of 661,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that were procured by the private sector and local government units (LGUs) were delivered to the country on Friday morning, September 17.

The country is expecting to receive 190,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine from Russia by this weekend or early next week, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed Friday, September 17.

The Philippine government is expected to receive 14.89 million doses of vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before the month of September ends, the National Task Force against COVID-19 said as the government’s strives to do more in its inoculation program that would include 12-17 years old amid the continuous rise of virus infection.

The national government has put up an online “vaccination dashboard” where Filipinos can monitor progress on the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Healthcare workers (HCWs) will be the first ones to be given a booster shot for an added protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Around 20 million children are targeted to be inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the government plans to include them in the national vaccination program to increase the scale in achieving herd immunity.

Members of the House of Representatives quizzed vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. over the reported delays in the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines by local government units and the private sector.

The national government is buying an additional 22 million doses of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac to ensure a steady supply of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Individuals who are vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be allowed to do more essential activities as the government recalibrates its pandemic response and tries the enforcement of granular lockdown in the National Capital Region (NRC), an official of a task force on pandemic response said Monday, Sept. 6.

Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, readily responded Thursday night, Sept. 2, when he was bombarded by President Duterte with questions on the government’s procurement of personal protective equipment (PPEs) in the early months of the coronavirus disease pandemic.

More provinces are now getting their supply of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but concerns were also aplenty if local government units (LGUs) in far-flung and geographically-isolated areas are already prepared to handle this sensitive vaccine.