ft.com The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the first supply of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine— for children aged five to 11— will arrive in the Philippines by the end of this month or first week of February. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Around 21,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses were wasted because of the onslaught of typhoon Odette, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We have initially about 21,000 doses that have been officially reported as wastage,” DOH Undersecretary Myrna...
The country received its first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for 2022 with the arrival of 150,540 doses of Moderna shots on Friday morning, Jan. 7, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). A total of 150,540 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 on Jan....
Procrastination in having your coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine will kill you. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Duterte gave this warning to Filipinos--particularly the hard-headed ones who keep refusing the jab--during his latest "Talk to the People" public briefing on...
President Duterte confirmed on Thursday night, Jan. 6 that he has received his booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte was holding his second "Talk to the People" public briefing this week when he revealed in a throwaway line...
The Las Pinas City government said the unvaccinated individuals belonging to the pediatric population can get their jabs against COVID-19 from Jan. 10 to 12. Mayor Imelda Aguilar advised the parents of minors aged 12 to 17 to wait for the text message coming from the city government regarding the...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi warned his constituents who were reportedly lying about their vaccine brand and dose, reiterating that falsifying one's vaccination details is prohibited under the law. "Inilapit sa ating atensyon ang gawain ng iilang mga nagpapabakuna sa ating...
A mass vaccination against COVID-19 for senior citizens in Caloocan City will be conducted on Jan. 6, the local government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5. All vaccination sites in the city will be open for first and second doses, and booster shots starting at 8 a.m. The local government said...
Delivery riders can get their COVID-19 booster shots at a drive-thru vaccination site set up at the Bonifacio Shrine beside the Manila City Hall, the city government announced Tuesday. The drive-thru vaccination site will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6. PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA...
At least 85 percent of patients in the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) are unvaccinated, a physician from the hospital said Tuesday, Jan. 4. (Photo from Lung Center of the Philippines) In an interview with TeleRadyo, Dr. Norberto Francisco, a pulmonary medicine specialist, said a steady rise...
To protect the people against the transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a public health expert urged the national government to partner with the private sector in order to speed up the vaccination in the country. (File Photo / Unsplash) “Dapat itigil na ng government na sila lang ....
A booster or the third shot of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine provides up to 90 percent of protection against the highly transmissible Omicron variant, said Vaccine Expert Panel Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani on Monday, Jan. 3. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang magandang balita ay ang...
