Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani said on Wednesday, June 15, that given the current Covid-19 situation of the country, there is a need to vaccinate children aged five and below as it will complete the country's immunization coverage. A medical worker administer a COVID-19...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The second booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine is not yet recommended for the general population, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public anew. "Kami ay paulit-ulit na nagpapaalala sa local governments pati na rin sa ating mga kababayan. Ito pong fourth dose o yung...
A VIAL of the Moderna vaccine and syringes. (AFP) DAGUPAN CITY – The Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) has denied an online claim that expired Moderna vaccines have been administered in a vaccination site at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome last Tuesday. In statement, the CHO said the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US biotech company Moderna on Wednesday announced positive results for a new vaccine that targets both the original Covid strain and Omicron. This so-called "bivalent" vaccine was tested in a trial of 814 adults, who had all received their first three doses of Moderna's...
CEBU CITY – Some Covid-19 vaccinations sites here will be closed starting Friday, June 17, as fewer people are showing up to get inoculated. Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, officer-in-charge of the City Health Department, said it has been observed lately that the number of people visiting vaccination sites...
CEBU CITY – Seventy percent of the target population in Region 7 or Central Visayas have been vaccinated against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 7 announced Wednesday, June 8. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-Region 7 director, said the the 70 percent vaccination rate was the initial...
Amid calls to lift the country's state of public health emergency status in relation to Covid-19, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion also asked on Monday, June 6, the government to now share its responsibilities to address the pandemic with the private sector and the...
Amid the threat of Covid-19 and its emerging sub variants, a health expert urged the national government to change the country’s definition of “fully vaccinated.” (Manila Bulletin FIle Photo) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19...
A nation that is made resilient by means of vaccination and adherence to health protocols may immediately be able to bounce back to normalcy even amid the threat of Covid-19 and its subvariants, a health expert said on Saturday, June 4. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former...
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine Spikevax was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used for children six to 11 years old in the country. FDA Recently, the FDA amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) filed by Zuellig Pharma Corporation, through its commercialization...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health and Interior departments renewed their calls for local government units (LGUs) to further double their efforts in vaccinating their eligible constituents...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently exploring ways to procure the necessary vaccines needed against monkeypox. Monkeypox vaccination is not yet included in the country's national immunization program, the DOH said. "Although there is a monkeypox vaccine developed already,...
