President Duterte's advisers have expressed their support for the legislation that would institutionalize the use of vaccine passports in international and domestic travel, both for essential and non-essential purposes. A health worker injects a dose COVID-19 vaccine to a woman. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA...
Link in article On today's Facebook post by Manila Mayor Isko Domagoso, he announced that children between 12-17 years old may now register at www.manilacovid19vaccine.ph for the vaccination program. Mayor Isko Domagoso's Facebook Page Though there is no advice yet when the vaccination of this age...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday said the Philippine government has mismanaged its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and failed to resolve the health crisis. Pacquiao, once an ally of the Duterte administration, lamented that the COVID-19 situation in the country only got worse. “Sa tingin ko,...
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) announced that it is now accepting walk-ins for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations. (Photo from CSJL) In a Facebook post, CSJL announced that there are vaccine slots available on Sept. 14 to 15, however, registered participants are given...
The government should inoculate a “sufficient percentage” of the adult population first before deciding to include minors in the vaccination rollout, the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said Sunday, Sept. 12. A Manila...
The Taguig City government launched the registration of minors 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a Facebook post, the Taguig Registry for Assessment and Citizen Engagements (TRACE) announced that 12 to 17 years old who are residents and non-residents...
The Taguig City government announced that more than half of its residents are now fully vaccinated. According to TRACE Taguig, as of Sept. 11, 462,730 individuals have been fully vaccinated, or 53 percent of the city’s total population of 872,980, which is based on the Department of Health’s...
Despite the initial slippage in vaccine production, around 17 million doses of Pfizer and Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccines will be delivered to the country in September, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screwnshot from RTVM livestream) In a pre-recorded Cabinet...
The Caloocan city government has started the profiling of minors aged 12-17 in preparation for their vaccination against COVID-19. According to Mayor Oca Malapitan, it is important that the vaccination program is prepared as early as possible since minors belong to the age group that needs the...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) flock at the Matina Town Square in Davao City during the vaccination rollout for OFWs. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccine expert panel (VEP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking the use of a booster shot to those fully vaccinated...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said the city government is preparing to start the registration of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The registration will be handled by the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program team, which currently...
Mayor Joy Belmonte urged on Friday the national government to include children 17 years old and below in the vaccination program against COVID-19 amid the rise in the number of infections among minors. Belmonte made the call after vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. told the House of Representatives on...
