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Senior citizens and healthcare workers can now also receive their second booster dose against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, May 18.

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization said Friday it “strongly recommended” Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation.

The Ospital ng Paranaque (OSPAR) II will be extending its walk-in booster vaccination for adults for the whole month of April.

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.

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.

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. President and CEO, Lorelie Quiambao-Osial says a leader must embrace change to successfully steer his or her company to adapt to and evolve with the challenges and opportunities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Philippines will have enough supply of COVID-19 vaccines intended for children ages five to 11 after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer committed to supply the country with 30 million vaccine doses, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, Feb. 5.

The first batch of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for children ages five to 11 years old finally arrived in the country on Friday night, Feb. 4, setting the stage for the kickoff of the highly anticipated yet contested vaccination program.

The Taguig City government will roll out the vaccination of minors aged 5 to 11 years old on Feb. 7.

With COVID-19 and countless health threats everywhere, people are putting their health at top priority more than ever. Every day, the immune system is hard at work to keep the body healthy and functioning normally. But besides that, keeping up with the right knowledge about health is also important and may greatly help in keeping oneself healthy, because certain diseases if untreated may lead to severe disease or even death.

Saying that it is already time to let children to go to school and play outside, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) has backed the government’s inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 which is eyed to begin on Friday, Feb. 4.

US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has expressed intention to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Paxlovid, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a compassionate special permit (CSP) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug Bexovid, which is the generic version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid.

The Paranaque City government has announced the start of the registration for ParanaquenYO: Bakuna Para Sa Yo (younger ones) for children aged 5 to 11.

A timely Christmas present arrived on Friday, Dec. 24, with the arrival of 1,405,170 doses of Pfizer vaccine which could protect more Filipinos from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Residents of Manila who want to have their children, aged five to 11, to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can now pre-register them through Manila’s online vaccine registration facility, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Friday, Dec. 24.

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

Reports about the infighting between Foreign Affairs chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III have reached the Office of the President (OP), a Palace official confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 14.