Coronavirus vaccines are ready to be administered to recipients at the Manila Prince Hotel on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An infectious disease specialist encouraged the public to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) regardless of the brand of vaccine. All...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) Spokesman Ibarra Gutierrez said that Vice President Leni Robredo has always been open to working with the administration but pointed out that it was Malacañang's problem if it cannot set aside politics. VP Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo)...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it has spent almost P400 million as it hired over 3,000 additional vaccinators to boost the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) “Nakapaghire na po tayo ng additional vaccinators and dito, gumastos tayo ng about almost P400 million to...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Friday the local government is considering giving incentives to those getting the COVID-19 vaccine to encourage more residents to get inoculated. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte (QC PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Although the city is not yet experiencing any vaccine...
MB FILE PHOTO (Juan Carlo de Vela) All brands of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are currently available in the country are “ideal” for all Filipinos, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday, May 21. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that there is no vaccine brand...
Senator Francis Tolentino lauded on Friday, May 21, the government's pandemic task force for approving the vaccination of athletes set to join the Tokyo Olympics and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. "I thank the IATF (Interagency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Disease) for heeding the...
Malacañang said the public is still free to refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in vaccination sites if they prefer other brands. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following the order to local government...
Unlike her camp, Malacañang was not readily open to the idea of President Duterte teaming up with Vice President Leni Robredo for an infomercial, saying she should clarify her stand on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines first. Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL...
The city government of Makati is using a unique randomizer computer program for the brand of COVID-19 vaccine that will be given to its residents. Lawyer “Don” Camiña, Makati City spokesperson, said residents may decline the brand randomly assigned to them should they find it not to their...
Frankie Pangilinan, the eldest child of Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan, received her first vaccine dose, recently. On Twitter, the 20-year-old uploaded a video of her getting a jab at a vaccination center. The type of vaccine used was not divulged. "When I got an asthma attack mid-PE in middle...
More individuals may soon receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines after the government's pandemic task force allowed the inclusion of more workers in the Priority Group A4 of the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The government should launch a massive information campaign to overcome hesitancy on COVID-19 vaccines, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, May 21. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) Sotto joined his colleagues who found the Department of Health's...
