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The Las Piñas City government announced Wednesday, May 18, that residents can now receive vaccine shots against Covid-19 in barangay health centers.

Navotas City residents who are immunocompromised and 18 years old and above can visit six Covid-19 vaccination sites to get their second booster jabs, the local government announced on Monday, May 16.

As more infectious subvariants of Covid-19 emerge worldwide, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion called on medical and data experts to discuss measures to avert a highly contagious strain that is said to be more infectious than the “stealth Omicron.”

The government’s pandemic task force has expressed strong support for the conduct of face-to-face classes for all public and private institutions for basic education, Malacañang said.

HONG KONG, China — The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced Thursday that about 3.38 million people had received their third Covid-19 vaccine dose as of Thursday, accounting for 50 percent of the population aged 12 or above.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Earlier start dates and rapid scale-up of Covid-19 vaccination delivered greater health benefits in terms of hospitalizations and deaths averted, and were more cost-effective in Africa, a newly published study by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has disclosed.

The Department of Health (DOH) said that vaccination sites will be set up near polling places on election day to entice more people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

In its bid to protect its communities, SM Development Corporation (SMDC) rolled out its COVID-19 pediatric vaccination program for kids from ages 5 to 11 in select properties.

National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa, on Friday, May 6, said that the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines may be attributed to the country’s “very good” vaccination rate.

The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed support for the initiative of the Health Department to set up Covid-19 vaccination sites near schools to be used as polling centers during the May 9 National and Local Elections (NLE).

The Muntinlupa City government recorded 52 new Covid-19 cases for the month of April, a decrease by 45 percent from the previous month.

The Muntinlupa City government reminded the public to follow health protocols and get vaccinated after the Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection in the country of the first case of the more contagious BA.2.12 Omicron sub-variant.

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose ‘Joey’ Concepcion III has reiterated his call to redefine the “fully vaccinated” status to mean having received a booster shot against Covid-19 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported the first case of the new Omicron subvariant BA.2.12 in the country.

President Duterte is happy to learn that the COVAX Facility will be replacing the country’s expired Covid-19 vaccines with new ones at no extra cost.

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National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa, on Sunday, April 24, urged local government units (LGUs) across the country to “set aside” campaigns for the upcoming May 2022 polls and prioritize Covid-19 vaccinations.

Ahead of the May 2022 polls, National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa, on Sunday, April 24, said that the national government is currently monitoring Visayas and Mindanao areas with low Covid-19 vaccination rate.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, April 18, said the projection of at least 300,000 active cases of Covid-19 by mid-May is possible should the public continue to neglect minimum health and safety protocols.