The vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of 15.56 million children aged five to 11 will officially kick off on February 1 to 7. (File photo) Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said the Pfizer vaccine with adjusted solution fit for the use of the said age bracket will arrive in the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies are all geared up to implement the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy in all public transportation to, from, and within Metro Manila starting Monday, Jan. 17. A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney...
More than 800 people received their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots during the first day of the City of Manila’s 24 hour drive-thru booster vaccination program for four-wheel vehicles. As of Friday, Jan. 14, about 854 people have received their COVID-19 booster shot. The 24-hour...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi announced that the city has reached herd immunity, with 85 percent of its target population already fully-vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Jan. 11. A total of 288,348 people have been given their second dose while 294,763...
Should the Philippines follow Hong Kong’s example to ramp up its vaccination drive ? At this point when being vaccinated is important not only for individuals but for the entire community, one ponders what the Philippine government could do to convince more and more Filipinos to get inoculated?...
The City of Manila will begin its 24-hour drive-thru booster vaccination program starting 12 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 14. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso made the announcement on Thursday, Jan. 13 during a city update livestream on his Facebook account. “We decided, tomorrow 12 a.m.,...
Fully vaccinated individuals in Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila with an estimated population of 70,000, have totaled more than 69,000 by the end of 2021. This is according to Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III in his address to the Pateros Municipal Council....
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12, the temporary closure of most of its COVID-19 vaccination sites as the city continues to grapple with the surge in COVID-19 cases. In a Facebook post, the local government unit (LGU) said that most of its vaccination sites are...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday scored the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for enforcing a “no vaccination, no ride” policy in the National Capital Region (NCR), saying it should not unfairly punish citizens when it cannot assure there is sufficient COVID-19 vaccines...
As the next step of its booster vaccination campaign, Manila city will launch a drive-thru booster vaccination campaign for four-wheel vehicles, the city government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12. PHOTO FROM MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN The campaign is set to launch on Thursday, Jan. 13 from 8 p.m....
More or less 100 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are still in the government's stockpile and will be used to vaccinate some 28 million to 30 million Filipinos who remain unvaccinated. Sec. Carlito Galvez, Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National...
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) reiterated that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines protect people against the severe form of the viral illness. DOH...
