The status of the mixing and matching of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines was provided by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its weekly report of accomplishments. File Photo / Unsplash DOST’s Philippine Council for Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) reported through...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Jan. 21 that it is now allowing walk-in vaccinations for adults at the EDSA Boni Bakuna Center in light of the ongoing surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
A health worker shows a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Transverse myelitis, a rare side effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine AstraZeneca has not yet been detected in the country, the head of the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said on Friday, Jan. 21. Dr. Nina...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) There should be sufficient data first before the government will allow the administration of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children, the Department of Health...
A vaccine expert on Friday, Jan. 21, strongly discouraged the public not to deliberately expose themselves so they will get infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the hopes of getting natural immunity against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I don’t...
Malacañang is encouraged by the recent survey that showed that only eight percent of adult Filipinos remain hesitant to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). (File photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nogrlaes made the statement after the recent Social Weather...
More than 8,000 minors aged 5 to 11 years old have been registered for vaccination in Muntinlupa ahead of the government’s rollout next month. Data from the Muntinlupa COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) showed that as of Jan. 19, a total of 8,203 children, 5 to 11 years old, have registered...
Surplus vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila should be shipped to other regions to enable other provinces to catxh up with the capital region's high vaccination rate. DILG Undersecretary Martin Diño (File photo / Undersecretary Martin Diño's Facebook Page) In a news...
Vaccine skepticism among adult Filipinos continues to die down, according to the result of the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations on Thursday, Jan. 20. Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The natiowide survey done face-to-face from December 12 to 16,...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III encouraged Public Attorney's Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Unang una ako ay nanawagan kay PAO Chief Acosta na dahil...
The national government aims to vaccinate 50 to 100 individuals against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) per pharmaceutical drug store during the launch of “Resbakuna sa Botika," National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Thursday, Jan. 20. (Ali...
More than 500 people received their COVID-19 vaccines at the newly-refurbished Manila Zoo vaccination site in Malate, Manila as of Thursday, Jan. 20, the city government announced. Since the launch of the Manila Zoo vaccination site on Wednesday, Jan. 19, medical workers onsite have vaccinated 533...
