National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said achieving herd immunity in the National Capital Region (NCR) before Christmas could be just around the corner. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Palace briefing on Tuesday, May 24, Dizon bared that the national government is...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, May 25, urged the government to start vaccinating “anyone who is willing” to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying it is about time to move the general public up in the priority program as early as June. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA BULLETIN File...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, May 25, appealed to President Duterte, Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and other concerned officials to consider giving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, the appropriate and acceptable vaccines in their respective...
As some countries plan to reopen borders to fully vaccinated travelers, the government is hoping the brand of the coronavirus vaccine would not matter in global travel. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali...
The planned mega vaccination site at the reclaimed Nayong Pilipino grounds in Parañaque City will boost the national government's inoculation program, according to National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon. (Nayong Pilipino Foundation website) Speaking to CNN Philippines...
The Mandaluyong City local government has sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the alleged “vaccine for a fee” scheme in the city, Mayor Menchie Abalos said on Tuesday. Mayor Menchie Abalos (Mayor Menchie Abalos / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview...
Frankie Pangilinan Frankie Pangilinan, eldest child of Sharon Cuneta and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, has cleared her name on allegations she skipped the line to get a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. On Twitter, Frankie denied the allegation. "Hi, I didn’t want to make this a big deal but have you all ever...
The Taguig City government is supporting the investigation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) into the alleged sale of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination slots or schedules that has been reported in Mandaluyong and San Juan. COVID-19 vaccination in Taguig (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Denmark plans to donate three million COVID-19 doses to developing countries this year through the Covax global sharing scheme, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday. Syringes with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are placed on a tray at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic (AFP/...
More people will hopefully be persuaded to receive Chinese-made vaccines after President Duterte got the first shot of the Sinopharm jab, according to a Palace official. President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes the arrival of Sinovac coronavirus vaccines at the Bulwagang Kalayaan in Villamor Air Base,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has identified the eight proposed sites where a local study on the safety of using different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults will be conducted in June this year. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP /...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, who already tested positive for COVID-19 twice, received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. QC LGU/MANILA BULLETIN “Today I joined the thousands of QCitizens who are now vaccinated against COVID-19,” Belmonte said in a statement. Although part of the...
