Vaccination of a minor in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO) The Department of Health (DOH) is calling medical professionals to join the three-day national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive set on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that based on their...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation for the country to recognize the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination certificates of four more countries, acting spokesman Cabinet Secretary Karo Nograles announced. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Nograles made the announcement as the...
Granting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children aged 12 to 17 was not yet discussed, the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 18. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said while they have yet to discuss the booster...
Nearly 15,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given to minors aged 12 to 17 years old in Muntinlupa. According to the Muntinlupa COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Nov. 17, a total of 14,924 doses have been administered to minors. A minor is getting vaccinated at Ospital ng...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay urged the government not to concentrate its vaccination drive on the National Capital Region (NCR) and expand it instead to the provinces. In a press statement, Binay said that requests for more vaccines made by officials outside the NCR...
The Taguig City government started giving booster shots to fully vaccinated healthcare workers on Wednesday, Nov. 17. It was held at the vaccination hub at Samsung Hall in SM Aura at Bonifacio Global City in Bgy. Fort Bonifacio. “Salute to Taguig City Government for being one of the first cities...
The Philippine Red Cross has opened its EDSA Boni Bakuna Center this week for walk-in adult vaccinations, the organization announced on Wednesday, Nov. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the PRC said that the move was done as they continue to help...
The administration of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for minors aged 12 to 17 years old has started in Muntinlupa. As of Nov. 16, a total of 13,790 minors have received the first dose of the vaccine, equivalent to 25 percent of the estimated population of 55,391 for 12 to 17-year-olds in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, said that the vaccination rate of its personnel nationwide continues to increase. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd’s Bureau of Learner Support Services (BLSS) Director Lope Santos III gave an update on the...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III has allowed basketball games in the municipality but set a rule for minors. Ponce issued guidelines involving contact sports after these were allowed by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) under Alert Level 2. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III with a basketball...
Around 50,000 data encoders will be needed for the planned three-day national vaccination drive against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this month, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. Department of Information and Communications Technology The government will be...
Nine out of 10 people in the National Capital Region (NCR) have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) only fully protected close to two out of its 10 residents. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. attends...
