A total of 677 residents in Muntinlupa City were inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The Muntinlupa City government received 1,170 vials, or equivalent to 7,020 doses, of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from the national government Thursday. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi (right) on...
Speaking as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Senator Richard Gordon expressed deep concern about the prospect of vaccines that will expire in June. (Daniel Schludi / UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) With about 1.5 million Astra Zenica doses expiring this...
As millions of coronavirus disease-2019 (CÒVID-19) vaccines continue to arrive in the country, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) on Saturday, May 15, to brace for more vaccine supplies and enhance their vaccination efforts with the...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from the boat, which capsized in the waters off Quezon province are still fit for human use. DOH / Manila Bulletin "Naimbestigahan na po natin iyan and apparently ito palang mga bakuna ay naka double na...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan underscored on Saturday, May 15, the role of the private sector and local government units (LGUs) in COVID-19 response, saying they should be given a bigger participation in the government's vaccination program. Senator Francis Pangilinan (Senate of the...
To prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) asked the national government to include the family and household members of healthcare and economic frontliners in its vaccination priority list. Philippine Red Cross (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC...
The local government of the City of San Jose Del Monte continued its COVID-19 vaccine rollout for health workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities at the SM City mall on Friday, May 14. A senior citizen receives her first dose of Astra Zeneca on Friday, May 14, at SM City San Jose...
Vaccine passes or proof of vaccination may be the way to begin getting back to normal. A resident of Manila gets a second dose of Sinovac coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination site in Ramon Magsaysay High school on May 14, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) As more people receive the coronavirus...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez vowed that the city government will make use of all the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines given to them by the national government within the month of May. A senior citizen inoculated with AstraZeneca COIVD -19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said that the planned construction of the mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino will not be detrimental to the residents of the city. (Photo from Nayong Pilipino Foundation) In an interview over DZMM, Olivarez mentioned that the lot where the mega...
Vital signs screening will no longer be required before COVID-19 vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 14. DOH/MB The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) and the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has approved this recommendation made by the Philippine...
The government is planning to begin vaccinations for people under the A4 and A5 priority group in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Presidential peace adviser and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed this Friday, May 14, as part of the government's development...
