By Carlo Ayco The Navotas City government has administered a total of 303,487 vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Thursday, Oct. 7. According to a Facebook post of the city government, 158,270 individuals have already received the first dose while 145,217 have been fully...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was about to restart the process of approving Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a series of problems with the dossier. Sputnik vaccines WHO authorization has been sought for the Sputnik V jab created by Russia's...
More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were transported to the country on Friday morning, Oct. 8 -- the first time that two different brands were delivered in a single flight. More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and Astrazeneca...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced on Thursday (October 7) that the city is now nearing herd immunity with less than 14 percent left of the total population that are unvaccinated. Aguilar said a total of 97 percent of the city’s target population of 447,086 had already been inoculated...
A total of 1,015,560 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Wednesday night, October 6. A total of 1,015,560 doses of government-procured Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are delivered to the Philippines on Oct. 6, 2021. (Screenshot from PTV...
To assist schools and monitor the progress of learners in households struggling with remote learning, a group is proposing the hiring of 26,000 para-teachers. (Photo from Unsplash) Para-teachers, also called Learning Support Aides (LSAs) by the Department of Education (DepEd), refer to individuals...
(NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it is still waiting to see more data on the use of the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on children. FDA Director General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that they are waiting for the Phase 3 clinical...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday, Oct. 6, said the agency is looking into the possibility of allowing mandatory vaccination for employees before going back to work. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the rollout of a special vaccination...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), is targetting to inoculate 80 to 90 percent of the total 110 million population in the country before the 2022 elections. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) expressed readiness to vaccinate children against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) once a written directive has been released. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will vaccinate whomever the government wants us to prioritize,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive...
The United States has donated 42 cold-storage freezers to the Philippines which will be distributed to far-flung and geographically isolated areas with little to zero capability to handle coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, a pandemic task force leader revealed Monday night, Oct. 4. Vaccine...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged the different local government units (LGUs) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to also prioritize inmates in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that inmates were also...
