To speed up the rollout of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, local government units (LGUs) were urged by the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 to be creative in their inoculation strategies, including the conduct of house-to-house vaccination. Assistant Sec. Wilben Mayor (Photo: NTF...
As it strengthens its vaccination campaign for tertiary level, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is eyeing to tap medical students who are in their senior year and those who have recently graduated to serve as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinators in schools. (ALI VICOY / MANILA...
With high vaccination rate, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera on Thursday, Oct. 28, said that Metro Manila is considered as a “prime candidate” for the resumption of face-to-face classes for all degree programs in the tertiary level. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
A senior citizen in Muntinluap poses with the sign "we got fully vaccinated" after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine (MunCoVac) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that more senior citizens will be encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the...
A total of 315 individuals aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities received their COVID-19 jabs in Malabon City, the local government announced on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The inoculation of the adolescents started on Oct. 26 and will last on Oct. 29 at the Oreta Sports Complex. According to the city...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Independent research group OCTA noted a "significant" vaccine hesitancy against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Visayas and Mindanao, which, if not addressed, may push back the gains made through the country's vaccination program. "When we surveyed vaccine coverage...
Labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) warned against the possible widespread abuse by employers of the "no jab, no pay" policy which has been allowed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for certain establishments. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, BMP...
The country will receive its 100 millionth dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine with the scheduled delivery of Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs on Thursday, Oct. 28. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19 As of this writing, the vaccine supply stood at 97,678,340 doses...
To provide hope for the most vulnerable whom it serves without discrimination, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has been vaccinating persons deprived of liberty (PDL) through it mobile vaccination clinics. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Out of the 107,497 individuals that the PRC “Bakuna Bus”...
More than 1,000 minors with comorbidities, with ages ranging from 12 to 17 years in the city of Manila have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in just five days. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Tuesday, Oct. 26, a total of 1,372 minors with comorbidities have...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said there will be enough supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines once the government starts the implementation of giving booster doses and additional shots to certain groups of the population. DOH...
The administration of booster shots of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to healthcare workers, senior citizens, and individuals with comorbidities will likely begin next month. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was the estimate given by Sec. Carlito Galvez JR., vaccine czar and chief...
