The Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) "Bakuna" Bus travelled to different barangays in Aklan to vaccinate more individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a continuous aim to curb the spread of the virus, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red...
Employees, who will receive jabs during the three-day nationwide vaccination drive, should not be marked absent by their employer. This was announced by Malacañang said Wednesday, Nov. 24 as President Duterte officially declared Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 as the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan National COVID-19...
Booster shots are now available for residents in Bataan through the efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its "Bakuna" Center, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In a statement, PRC said that its Bakuna Center in Bataan provided booster doses to 22 individuals belonging to...
Hard-pressed to achieve herd immunity, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) exhorted volunteers on Wednesday, Nov. 24 to lend support to the country’s coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) “National Vaccination Day (NVD)’’ slated from Nov. 29 to Dec.1. Dubbed as...
Government workers who will be absent for getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be considered excused, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18,...
President Duterte said he is authorizing all local executives—mayors and governors—to “spend money” in order to feed vaccinees at the fast food joints that will be participating in the upcoming three-day national vaccination drive. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the...
Malacañang is yet to make official the declaration of Nov. 29, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2021 as special working days ahead of a planned three-day nationwide vaccination drive. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Despite this, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles found it best to explain to Filipinos how...
Vaccination remains to be the key component in continually reducing deaths due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized. Hospital staff take out a body from an ambulance at a mortuary in New Delhi on May 24, 2021 (AFP/ FILE) In a media briefing on Tuesday,...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,153 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Nov. 23. DOH The update on the newly-reported COVID-19 cases brings the country's tally since the onset of the pandemic to 2,827,820. Active infections stood at 18,721 which accounts for 0.7 percent...
Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac vaccines are expected to be administered to children ages four to 11 as part of the pediatric vaccination program before the end of 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday, Nov. 23. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "I would think before the end of the...
Nearly 336,000 individuals in Muntinlupa are now fully vaccinated while first-dose recipients have exceeded the target population. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Nov. 19, a total of 335,565 people have been fully vaccinated, including 10,659 who were...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has vaccinated a total of 1000 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Laguna Provincial Jail, the organization said on Monday, Nov. 22. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC...
