Nearly 11,000 people have been given their second booster shot in Muntinlupa, the City Health Office (CHO) reported. As of June 17, 10,972 individuals have been given the second booster shot out of the 141,449 who got their first booster shot or 7.75 percent. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The government is targeting to start administering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 next week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. "We are looking at mid-next week to start with immunocompromised," said Health...
DAVAO City residents flock to the city’s biggest vaccination hub at the Azuela Cove in Lanang to avail themselves of Covid-19 vaccines. The vaccination hub could serve at least 1,000 recipients per day. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao plans to shut down all existing...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the different vaccination sites to only give the second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot to eligible individuals. “As of the moment, only frontline healthcare workers (A1 Priority Group), senior citizens (A2 Priority Group), and...
The Department of Health (DOH) is keen on educating the public about the Covid-19 pandemic, but it lacks the “agility” or sense of urgency in protecting the people, a public health expert said. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task...
Muntinlupa recorded 11 total active Covid-19 cases while its total recipients of second booster shots rose to more than 8,000 amid the detection of Omicron subvariant cases in the country. Data from the City Health Office showed that as of June 8, seven new Covid-19 were tallied, coming from...
CEBU CITY – Some Covid-19 vaccinations sites here will be closed starting Friday, June 17, as fewer people are showing up to get inoculated. Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, officer-in-charge of the City Health Department, said it has been observed lately that the number of people visiting vaccination sites...
Senate Committee on Health and Demography chair Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday called on Filipinos to continue to adhere to basic Covid-19 health and safety protocols as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has allowed all...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now currently in the process of "institutionalizing" the Covid-19 vaccination program in order to bring vaccination...
The Department of Health (DOH) commended the Las Piñas vaccination site at the Golden Acres in Talon Uno after receiving positive feedback from a resident who was properly attended to by its personnel and was given a vaccine against Covid-19. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said she received a letter from...
Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Monday, June 6, agreed with health experts calling to redefine the term “full vaccination” by adding the first booster shot as it is expected to increase the Covid-19 vaccination rate in the country. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang...
Amid the threat of Covid-19 and its emerging sub variants, a health expert urged the national government to change the country’s definition of “fully vaccinated.” (Manila Bulletin FIle Photo) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19...
