Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion highlighted the importance of boosting the confidence of the public on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying the shots that the Philippines is trying hard to procure will be useless if the people will refuse to take the jab. Presidential...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Friday, April 23, appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to finalize the detailed guidelines to be followed by those who are listed in the A4 category of the COVID-19 vaccine priority list. “We...
The recovery of the Philippines from the pandemic hinges on the pace of coronavirus vaccinations as efforts to reopen the economy have been undermined by the surge in new infections, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. Kelly Bird, ADB country director for the Philippines said on Wednesday, April...
The government is on track with its acquisition of sufficient supply of coronavirus vaccines in the country, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE PHOTO) As the country marked its first year in pandemic lockdown, Nograles assured that more vaccines are...
The Philippine National Police will be rolling out another round of vaccination expectedly on Monday, March 15, after securing 700 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. (Ali Vicoy / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) But Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, Officer-In-Charge of the PNP, said only 350 of their...
Health workers in the City of Manila who are 60 years old and above were given COVID-19 vaccines made by British-Swedish bio-pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca at the Ospital ng Maynila on Tuesday, March 9. ASTRAZENECA JABS — Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso observes as Dr....
Rep. Alfred Vargas Rep. Alfred Vargas of the 5th District of Quezon City has lauded Mayor Joy Belmonte for including 300,000 senior citizens, 20,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) and 703,000 indigents under the QC ProtekTodo plan. “Being one of the biggest cities in Metro Manila, we must all...
President Duterte urged Filipinos to get vaccinated, assuring the public that the vaccines certified by the Food and Drug Administration for immunization against COVID-19 are safe and effective. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by British-Swedish...
President Duterte said that while he respects the preference of doctors to western brands, he claimed they were "discriminating" for refusing to be vaccinated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine that came from China. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA...
STA. CRUZ, Laguna - The provincial government conducted a simulation exercise for its vaccination rollout on Wednesday (March 3). (Laguna Provincial Information Office / MANILA BULLETIN) The activity was led by the Laguna Medical Center along with the Provincial Health Office, Santa Cruz Municipal...
Malacañang assured that health workers who passed on CoronaVac to wait for AstraZeneca will get the British-Swedish brand, reiterating that they will not lose their priority just for rejecting a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque...
The warm feeling that Pasay City Police Chief Col. Cesar Paday-os experienced after receiving the Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday meant that it’s working, he said. The feeling was tolerable, he added. When asked if he felt feverish, he said: “..hinde… nawala naman na..nag aircon lang ako.. ok na...
