The Quezon City government has opened the registration for COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged 5-11. The local government said on Monday, Jan. 31, that parents or guardians can visit their respective barangays to have their children listed for vaccination or through online registration:...
Yet another rock and roll Hall of Famer wants off Spotify. Famed guitarist Nils Lofgren recently announced that he also wants his music taken off the site. This is “to protest the misinformation about vaccines spread by the streaming service’s Joe Rogan Experience,” a popular podcast on...
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine has shown to be effective against the Omicron variant, members of the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) stated on Monday, Jan. 13. A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen...
The Navotas City government on Sunday, Jan. 30, opened its online registration for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of minors aged 5 to 11 years. Parents and guardians may check the link below and fill out the form to register their children: https://covax.navotas.gov.ph They should...
Saying that it is already time to let children to go to school and play outside, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) has backed the government’s inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 which is eyed to begin on Friday, Feb. 4. (PIDSP president Dr. Mary Ann Bunyi /...
The Quezon City government is operating around 140 vaccinations sites in its six districts daily to inoculate more individuals against COVID-19. The vaccinations sites are health centers, malls, schools, community venues, churches, and special venues. The city government also conducts vaccinations...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 168,000 children aged five to 11 have already registered in their respective local government units in time for the start of the COVID-19 vaccination for the said age group on Feb. 4 “Ang datos na ibinigay sa atin ng ating...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 29, that 6,480 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trials in the country have already received their first dose of jabs against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Due to the increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past weeks, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) intensified its COVID-19 vaccination efforts to curb the spread of the virus. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Friday, Jan. 28, PRC said that it...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged parents of children ages five to 11 to have them vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the government is set to open the vaccination program for the said age group starting Friday, Feb. 4. “Gaya ng COVID-19...
Highlighting the importance of vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed full support over pediatric vaccination especially of children aged five to 11. (Photo from DepEd) “We are passionately committed to this program of vaccination,...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said around 700 minors belonging to the 5 to 11 age group will be vaccinated during the launching of “Bakuna Para sa YO (younger ones) on Feb. 4 at SM Sucat. Olivarez said the names and schedule of the 700 recipients were already posted in the Facebook page of...
