The San Juan City local government announced that its active COVID-19 cases continue to drop amid the surge in COVID-19 infections in the country caused by the more transmissible Omicron and Delta variants. In an interview with ANC, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said the city's active COVID-19...
The Makati City local government announced on Friday, Jan. 28, that it has distributed a total of 31,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses as part of its "Sister Cities" program which aims to assist Makati's nearby localities in responding to various calamities and disasters. According to City Administrator...
Four out of five or 80 percent of vaccinated adult Filipinos are willing to get a booster dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed on Thursday, Jan. 27. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File...
As the official campaign season nears, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Jan. 27, admitted that it will be a struggle for her to do on-the-ground campaigning because of the limitations due to COVID-19 and the conflicts with her schedule as the country’s second highest...
Malacañang is encouraged by a recent study showing that coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among adult Filipinos has dropped to just five percent. 'WE VAX AS ONE' — Commuters and transport workers receive their COVID-19 jabs during the launching of the "We Vax as One: Mobile...
The Caloocan City government announced on Thursday, Jan. 27, that it has already vaccinated 1,047,921 individuals with their second dose against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Jan. 25. The local government said the data released on Tuesday, Jan. 25, includes the residents and...
Amid the increasing number of infections in the country, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy in the Philippines went down from 22 percent in September 2021 to 5 percent, an OCTA Research fellow confirmed on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Unsplash) Results of the nationwide survey conducted...
The Parañaque City government will start vaccinating children aged five to 11 on Feb. 4, Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced Wednesday. The mayor called on the parents to pre-register their children belonging to the said age group for the “ParañaquenYO: Bakuna Para sa Younger Ones” program to...
ft.com The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech has 91 percent efficacy in children aged five to 11 years old, a member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) said on Wednesday, Jan. 26. “The vaccine efficacy for the adolescents age group (12 to...
Malacañang said the leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will really have to do more to convince their constituents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 61654 Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement after President Duterte...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon announced on Wednesday, Jan. 26 its partnership with eCommerce platform Lazada who is supporting the organization's Bakuna Bus program (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) “With the current Omicron...
The national government is creating ways to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), said National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Tuesday, Jan. 25. (Unsplash)...
