The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) expressed support for the commitment of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to push for the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In a statement, DOST said that...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) has defended its decisions regarding the use of Covid vaccines, saying that its recommendations were always based on...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) is coordinating with global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX Facility if the latter could replace the expired Covid-19 vaccines procured...
DOH Individuals aged 50 to 59 as well as people 18 to 49 years of age with comorbidities can now get a second booster shot to further protect them against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “This follows the expansion of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug...
Booster jabs are necessary, a vaccine expert reiterated on Monday, July 25. Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani, on Monday morning urged the public to get boosted against Covid-19, stressing that two vaccine doses are not enough to prevent the critical form of Covid-19. (AFP...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The European Commission has approved a smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox after the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency, the Danish drugmaker that developed the jab said on Monday. "The European Commission has extended the marketing...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened its 27th "Bakuna" center located in Malabon City on July 20. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) According to PRC, this is the first "Bakuna" center in the city. The PRC "Bakuna" Center, in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), the local government unit of...
A fourth dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was found to be around 75 percent effective against infection of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, according to a real-world evidence study conducted by the Chiang Mai University in Thailand. The study was designed to "evaluate the vaccine...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has administered 14,501 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in Lanao del Sur province through its "Bakuna" Bus. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) A total of 7,000 people were fully vaccinated and boosted as per PRC's statement on Thursday, July 21. According to the PRC, Lanao del Sur is...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said that the Covid-19 vaccines that are expiring by the end of the month will cost the private sector more than P1.3 billion. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) In a statement, Concepcion said these the losses are incurred only by...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- The BA.5 Omicron subvariant, now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to Covid-19 vaccines, according to a new study published in Nature. The study found the variant is four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Gov. Manuel Mamba has directed the Provincial Health Office and the 12 district hospitals to intensify the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine throughout the province. Mamba issued the order after this city logged 13 new Covid-19 cases Friday, July 15. There are now 19...
