Being one of the most efficient allies of the government in battling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to strengthen its vaccination efforts. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Patuloy kaming magiging kaalyado ng gobyerno at ipagpapatuloy namin...
The Pasay City government inoculated a total of 84 children with comorbidities at the start of the city’s “Vacc to the Future” vaccination program for minors aged 12 to 17 on Oct. 22. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Pasay PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults may start soon. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly report on Friday, Oct. 22, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said on Friday that they will inoculate non-residents against COVID-19 if they are endorsed by their local government units (LGUs). In an interview with CNN, Tiangco said non-residents need to be endorsed by their respective LGUs to make sure that they are not yet...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to ensure that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution, now feared by unvaccinated workers, would not be abused by business owners, especially those in the restaurant and in-person...
The Pasay City government started the “Vacc to the Future” vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 on Friday (Oct. 22) at the city-run public hospital, Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH). Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city has tentatively pre-listed 70 minors who are expected to be inoculated...
A health reform advocate on Friday, Oct. 22, lamented the slow pace of vaccination rollout in the Philippines, (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Former adviser to the National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19, Dr. Tony Leachon said the government's new target of vaccinating 1.5 Filipinos daily is a...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) inaugurated Thursday, Oct. 21, its Biosafety Level 2+ (BSL-2) Laboratory which will enable country’s researchers to work on different virology projects — from plant and animal to human virology in preparation for the upcoming establishment of the...
Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) Director Karl Laqui said on Wednesday that it is important for minors to be protected against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) Director Karl Laqui (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "In a pandemic, it is...
The government of Brunei donated 2,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 20. The vaccines arrived onboard a Royal Brunei Airlines aircraft via flight BI 683 around 2:10 p.m. The plane landed on Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to inaugurate on Thursday, Oct. 21, the Biosafety Level 2+ Laboratory as an initial facility for the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP). (DOST-ITDI) “Tomorrow is the opening of Biosafety Level 2+ lab at ITDI (Industrial...
President Duterte has expressed his appreciation to the governments of Japan and the United States (US) for their continued donation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the Philippines. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) "We thank the Japanese government for their donation of close to...
