The country is set to receive additional 720,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines from the Australian Government through the support of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Sept. 16. MB file photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The term "fully vaccinated" against Covid-19 still applies to those who got the two-dose primary series of vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said on...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed its "Bakuna" bus to Chinabank Binondo Business Center in Manila for the Covid-19 vaccination of its employees. Philippine Red Cross The "Bakuna" bus, which was requested by the business center, vaccinated and boosted 171 individuals over the weekend, PRC...
Now that the use of face masks is optional in outdoor environments, Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 3rd District Rep. Lorenz Defensor thinks that it’s high time that children aged three to five be inoculated against Covid-19. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea will begin vaccinating its people against Covid-19 around November, state media said Friday, about a month after the country declared victory over the virus. It is the first time the isolated regime officially announced its plans for vaccination since the start of...
The San Juan City local government announced that it will launch satellite Covid-19 vaccination sites in all barangays on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as part of its efforts to curb the spread of disease and its more contagious Omicron subvariants. According to San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, the city...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government is discontinuing the first dose vaccination against Covid-19 for children aged five- to 11-years-old. Dr. Ina Grace Chiu of the City Health Office (CHO) and the National Immunization Program coordinator said Monday, Sept. 5, that the decision was made...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The EU's drug regulator on Thursday approved Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna adapted for the Omicron variant, paving the way for a booster campaign this winter. The so-called "bivalent" jabs target both the original virus that emerged in the Chinese city...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval on Tuesday, Aug. 30, urged city residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). "Anumang bakuna laban sa Covid-19 ay napatunayang ligtas, mabisa, at tunay na magbibigay proteksyon hindi lang sa ating sarili, kung 'di sa ating pamilya at...
Despite the onslaught of tropical storm "Florita" on Tuesday, August 23, the Pasig City local government, the Department of Health (DOH), and officials of Rizal High School (RHS), launched the national government's "PinasLakas" vaccination initiative following the resumption of classes for school...
Public schools in the city of San Juan have started fully implementing face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22, with the opening of school year 2022-2023. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led school officials in welcoming students after two years of online classes due to the Covid-19 pandemic at...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccines against Covid-19 might be commercially available in the Philippines by early next year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
