An additional 1,078,740 doses of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine were delivered to the country on Wednesday night, Dec. 1. Dr. Ted Herbosa, special adviser of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, faces the media during the arrival of 1,078,740 doses of Pfizer vaccine at NAIA...
The Philippines received 1,632,900 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Wednesday, Dec. 1, which were donated by the government of France through the COVAX facility. France donates 1,632,900 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the Philippines on Dec. 1, 2021. (Screenshot from...
Only fully vaccinated teachers and students would be allowed to join limited face-to-face classes, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said Wednesday, Dec. 1. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Only the fully vaccinated teaching and non-teaching personnel should participate in the conduct of the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) An infectious disease expert said he is in favor of making the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory in the country. "If this will be mandatory, I will really support that," said Dr. Rontgene Solante, chief of the Adult Infectious Diseases and...
Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon has directed the PRC executive management to do the necessary preparations in case the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant hits Philippine shores, the organization said on Tuesday. Nov. 30. (Photo from...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed its 17 Bakuna buses and 25 Bakuna centers to support various local government units (LGUs) during the course of the three-day national vaccination program, the organization said on Monday, Nov. 29. PRC said in a statement that it continues its efforts to curb...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Muntinlupa City continues to decrease. As of Nov. 29, according to the City Health Office, Muntinlupa’s active cases totaled only 33, including six new cases out of 27,555 confirmed cases, 26,944 recoveries ,and 578 deaths. Muntinlupa...
The Department of Health said on Tuesday, Nov. 30 that the Philippines achieved the fifth spot among the countries with the highest single-day vaccination worldwide. Thousands of Zamboanga residents troop to a barangay multipurpose hall for the first day of Bayanihan Bakunahan on November 29, 2021....
The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated nearly 7,300 individuals on the first day of the Bayanihan, Bakunahan national vaccination campaign on Nov. 29. The national government’s three-day campaign from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 aims to vaccinate at least nine million Filipinos or three million...
Ninety-five percent of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) workers have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Monday, Nov. 29, GSIS President and General Manager Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said a total of 4,361 of 4,581 GSIS...
Workers should not be compelled to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19), rather, they should be enticed to get the jab on their own will through incentives and right information. This was the stand of senatorial aspirant Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar amid moves and suggestions to compel workers to...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 665 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Nov. 29, the lowest single-day count since July 2020. Scenes along the street going to the densely-populated area of Baranagy 23C in Davao City, a village that was previously placed under 14-day...
