Vaccines save lives. President of the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) Southern Tagalog Chapter Dr. Maria Carolisa Pontanilla on Thursday, May 11, said they have been receiving reports that some doctors are advising their patients not to get vaccinated. To counter this, Pontanilla explained that...
Health organizations declare their support for the Department of Health’s (DOH) month-long supplementary immunization activities, stressing that vaccination strengthens children’s immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Health) The Philippine Pediatric...
To better protect children from the Covid-19 virus in the new normal, the Marikina City local government will be holding a "Bakunahang Bayan" vaccination drive aimed at the pediatric population aged five to 11 years old from Monday, Dec. 5 to Wednesday, Dec. 7. Photo from Domingo Dela Paz’s FB...
The Philippine Army (PA) has conducted a vaccination drive to protect children aged five to 11 years old from Covid-19, more than two years since the pandemic hit the country and started taking away tens of thousands of peoples’ lives including young boys and girls. A Philippine Army General...
The Pasig City local government announced on Sunday, July 3, that non-immunocompromised adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old may avail of their first booster shots at the designated vaccination sites in the city starting on Monday, July 4. Eligible individuals may proceed to the Pasig Sports Center...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III on Tuesday, June 28, lauded the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) for its recommendation to give Covid-19 booster vaccinations to non-immunocompromised minors. Presidential Adviser on...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 23, reiterated that vaccination against Covid-19 is not a requirement for learners who wish to attend limited face-to-face classes. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “We have stated several times that we don’t require vaccination for...
ILOILO CITY -- More than a month after the start of Covid-19 vaccination for children ages five to 11-years-old in Western Visayas region, about 30,649 have been fully vaccinated. Dr. Adriano Suba-an, Western Visayas regional director of the Department of Health (DOH-6), supervises the COVID-19...
BACOLOD CITY - An additional 30,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines are expected to arrive this week here to boost the vaccination on children aged five to 11. Mayor Evelio Leonardia leads the kick off of the pediatric vaccination in Bacolod City held at the Robinson’s Place on Feb. 21. (Photo courtesy...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's health authorities said Monday that it will administer Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 5-11 later this month to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant. The two-dose vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, will be given to the minors from March 31, with a...
Some 430 children aged five to 11 years old were vaccinated in the newly opened pediatric Covid-19 vaccination site at the fast food restaurant, McDonalds, on Wednesday, March 9, and Thursday, March 10. According to the Pasig City Public Information Office (PIO), 190 kids were inoculated in the...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – The local government unit (LGU) temporarily suspended its pediatric vaccination for kids aged five to 11 due to a lack of supply of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer is the only Covid-19 vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be used for the age group....
