More than 3.8 million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac and Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were transported to the country on Thursday night, Nov. 11, ahead of the proposed massive National Vaccination Day. First to arrive was the shipment from China containing three million Sinovac shots....
The Pasig City government aims to vaccinate a total of 58,671 students aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 by the end of this month, Mayor Vico Sotto said on Thursday, Nov. 11. In a Facebook post, Sotto announced that the city government is targeting to inoculate 55,000 students in public schools and...
A parent hugs her child receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at a mall in Manila on Nov. 5, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) There has been an increase in the number of Filipinos who are unwilling to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the results of a survey conducted by OCTA...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that more than one million tertiary students have already received at least the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera, in a message to reporters on Nov. 10, said that the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced on Thursday, Nov. 11 that in order to help boost the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination initiative, they now have five accredited Bakuna Centers to inoculate children. (Photo from the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that...
Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged the national government to reconsider its plan to sanction local government units (LGUs) who are unable to expedite its vaccination rollout and reach their targets due to logistics and manpower issues. Escudero, who is seeking a fresh term in...
Around 1,000 students, aged 12 to 17, are set to be vaccinated during the mass private school pediatric inoculation in Pasig City on Thursday, Nov. 11. The Pasig City government, in collaboration with the Pasig Alliance of Private School Administrators (PAPRISA), which has over 100 private school...
As cases decline and the economy rebounds, the country is “headed into the right direction” amid the global pandemic thanks to its effective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) strategy, a task force official leading the crisis response said Wednesday night, Nov. 10. Assistant Sec. Wilben Mayor,...
More than 37,000 minors aged 12 to 17 in Manila have already received their first dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The city government through the Manila Health Department administered a total of 37,286 doses to minors as of...
The government will use the savings from the 2021 national budget to purchase some 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines which would be used as booster shots. Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the Senate finance committee, and sponsor of the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, said...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday, Nov. 10, that it is currently studying a proposal seeking to provide an incentive to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who refused to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has bared the details of the proposed three-day “National Vaccination Day” against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this November with an ultimate goal of inoculating at least 15 million individuals. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President Duterte's...
