As a response to the willingness of over 90 percent of its employees to get vaccinated versus COVID-19, LBC goes into overdrive with its Bakuna sa Lahat Program. Eyeing no less than 100 percent inoculation of its workforce here and around the world, LBC has committed to shoulder free vaccines for...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion sees local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila with high vaccination rates as prime candidates for testing out the "Bakuna (vaccine) Bubble" set up. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has recommended the prioritization of teachers in the vaccination strategy of the national government. (Photo from DepEd) “We should not forget our teachers. They are heroes. Some have made drastic adjustments teaching remotely through online modules. Others still...
A total of 703,170 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were successfully delivered to the country on Wednesday night, Sept. 1, and these will be distributed in areas outside the National Capital Region (NCR) as part of the government's "recalibrated" deployment...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) dismissed on Wednesday, August 1, as false social media posts that vaccination schedules in San Pedro, Laguna had been cancelled to give way to its Vaccine Express project last weekend. Various posts circulated online that Vice President Leni Robredo’s...
Amid concerns on waning immunity, the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said that there is “no clear recommendation” yet when it comes to giving booster shots or a third shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to specific sectors. ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN VEP Head Dr. Nina...
The national government apparently failed to hit its goal of securing 22,726,060 vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the month of August, data sourced by the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 showed. From Aug. 1 to 31, the country received 18,039,890 doses from the...
Barangay health centers in Manila are now ready to administer 1st dose vaccination to A1 to A5 Priority Groups starting Wednesday (Sept. 1). (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and the Manila Health sector met on Tuesday (Aug. 31) to discuss the...
Fifteen thousand doses of Sputnik V Component II vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were transported to the country from Russia late Tuesday night, Aug. 31. Qatar Airways flight QR 928 fetched the shipment from Moscow to Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City...
A restaurant staff cleans a table after the IATF allowed indoor dining in NCR at limited capacity on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health (DOH) are not yet advocating, at this point, the segregation of the unvaccinated and...
Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech delivered an additional three million doses of its CoronaVac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the country late Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 31. Three million doses of CoronaVac vaccine made by Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech arrive at Ninoy...
(FILES) In this file photo Medical workers load syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be administered by nurses at a vaccination site at Kedren Community Health Center, in South Central Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2021. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH)...
