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Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik Light, and Janssen vaccines have been approved for the administration of the second booster shot, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19.

Nearly four million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines.

More than 700,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines.

More than 3.4 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recently donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines.

The Muntinlupa City government has started vaccinating minors aged five to 11 years old on Feb. 7 at two sites.

The government will start distributing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for children aged five to 11 in the different pediatric vaccination centers starting Saturday, Feb. 5, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said.

Around 780,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses for children aged five to 11-years-old are set to arrive in the Philippines on Thursday, Feb. 3, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine intended for children aged 5 to 11 years old is expected to be delivered from the United States (US) to the Philippines by the third week of January, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said.

The Muntinlupa City government launched the registration for COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged 5 to 11 years old.

The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program is not yet open for children aged five to 11 as the government still needs to procure the specific vaccine intended for them.

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for emergency use among children five to 11 years old.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots depend on the vaccine brand administered in the primary series.

As long as there is data available showing that a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine can extend its original shelf life, it can be allowed, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13.

Vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech have shown that its vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) delivered an overall efficacy of 90.7 percent, an official from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13.

The Department of Health (DOH) said that the shelf life of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech can be extended from six months to nine months.

The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated nearly 7,300 individuals on the first day of the Bayanihan, Bakunahan national vaccination campaign on Nov. 29.

Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña has already received his booster shot or third dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Nearly 20,000 minors aged 12 to 17 have been vaccinated in Muntinlupa in almost one month, according to the city government.