The national government has put up an online "vaccination dashboard" where Filipinos can monitor progress on the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Screenshot from National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard) The National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard has been...
The San Juan City local government started on Tuesday the vaccination of non-residents in its bid to help the country achieve herd immunity against COVID-19. Mayor Francis Zamora This effort came after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) decided to vaccinate as one, especially cities which have finished...
Additional two million doses of Sinovac were delivered in the country on Monday, Sept 13--which brought to more than 56 million the total doses of vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) received by the country. photo: MIAA The fresh batch of Sinovac doses were purchased by the national...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Sept. 13, deployed its “Bakuna Bus” in Cagayan and in Cavite in line with its efforts to support the government in its national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination initiative. Photo from Philippine Red Cross (PRC) PRC’s “Bakuna Bus” were...
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines (AFP) Two pediatric groups in the country still recommend prioritizing the adult population in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination. The Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said that the adult...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday said the Philippine government has mismanaged its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and failed to resolve the health crisis. Pacquiao, once an ally of the Duterte administration, lamented that the COVID-19 situation in the country only got worse. “Sa tingin ko,...
The Parañaque City government has announced that its drive-thru vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino is temporarily not accepting first dose vaccination and will only deploy second vaccine doses. The advisory was posted on the official Facebook page of Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Sunday (September 12)....
Senator Francis Tolentino is asking the national government to also allow the resumption of face-to-face classes for post-graduate students who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines PRIB) In a statement, the administration senator said...
TOKYO, Japan -- Over 50 percent of Japan's population had received two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, the minister in charge of the coronavirus response said on Sunday. Yasutoshi Nishimura, economy minister and virus czar, said on a TV program that "If vaccination moves ahead at the current pace, it...
The government should inoculate a “sufficient percentage” of the adult population first before deciding to include minors in the vaccination rollout, the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said Sunday, Sept. 12. A Manila...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Sunday that people aged 12 to 17 may now register for vaccination against COVID-19. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) "Maaari nang magrehistro ang inyong mga anak na 12-17 taong gulang para sa pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 gamit ang inyong household code...
The Taguig City government launched the registration of minors 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a Facebook post, the Taguig Registry for Assessment and Citizen Engagements (TRACE) announced that 12 to 17 years old who are residents and non-residents...
