VIENNA, Austria – Austria's parliament on Thursday is expected to approve making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for adults from next month, becoming the first European country to do so. Lawmakers from all parties, except those from the far right, are expected to vote in favour of the new...
A public health expert expressed his concern over Philippine areas with low coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate and weak healthcare system amid the ongoing surge of infections. (Mark Felix/ AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) “The positivity rate is 43 percent today, then the cases soared from...
DOH The government is looking at expanding the COVID-19 vaccination in drugstores by mid-February, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Jan. 20. This is in a bid to make COVID-19 vaccine booster doses more accessible to the public, said DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje....
As part of efforts to make vaccination accessible, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will roll out a mobile COVID-19 inoculation drive at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) next week. Coronavirus vaccines have been...
Amid public uproar on the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stressed that the exemptions on the scheme have already been stated in the guidelines even before its implementation. Regional Highway Patrol Unit (RHPU) - National Capital Region (NCR) led by Chief...
“Resbakuna sa mga Botika,” Marikina City’s drugstore vaccination campaign, was officially launched by the city government in collaboration with Southstar Drug on Thursday, Jan. 20. The pilot launch took place at the Southstar Drug branch at the Graceland Plaza in Barangay Concepcion Dos,...
The national government aims to vaccinate 50 to 100 individuals against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) per pharmaceutical drug store during the launch of “Resbakuna sa Botika," National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Thursday, Jan. 20. (Ali...
More than 500 people received their COVID-19 vaccines at the newly-refurbished Manila Zoo vaccination site in Malate, Manila as of Thursday, Jan. 20, the city government announced. Since the launch of the Manila Zoo vaccination site on Wednesday, Jan. 19, medical workers onsite have vaccinated 533...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 20, clarified that the policy requiring teachers to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before they are allowed to handle face-to-face classes was not meant to “unjustly discriminate” those who refuse to get the jab. (ALI...
The number of fully vaccinated individuals in Muntinlupa City has exceeded the target population, according to latest data. According to the Muntinlupa City government, as of Jan. 15, there are 403,902 fully vaccinated individuals, or 105 percent of the target population of 383,021. People waiting...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade reiterated that passengers going home to their provinces are not covered by the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy as "returning home" is considered essential travel. (FILE PHOTO / PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY) This, after Tugade received...
The government should apologize for public confusion created by the implementation of the "no vaccination, no ride", especially on the issue pertaining to who should be exempted from the policy, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Wednesday, Jan. 19....
