Senators on Thursday, Aug. 26, said they are banking on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines would be distributed equally to different regions in the Philippines once the government receives the 25 million doses of jabs that will arrive beginning September. Senate...
More workers in economically-active industries will be protected against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the government's pandemic task force approved the request of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for additional vaccines for them. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine...
The use of booster shots does not guarantee the safety of an individual against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a health expert said on Thursday, Aug. 26. (FILES) In this file photo taken on August 7, 2021 a syringe is filled with a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile...
The Muntinlupa City government’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination has reached nearly 79 percent for the first dose and 40 percent for full vaccination. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Aug. 25, there are 303,551 individuals who have...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic C. Remulla appealed to the national government to allow local government units (LGU) to procure their own coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. In a Facebook post on Thursday (August 26), Remulla said that Cavite needs at least six million vaccine doses to achieve 70...
The country received an additional 362,700 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday night, Aug. 25, a few days after it was given full authorization by the United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A total of 362,700 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine...
The Manila city government will set up special community vaccination sites on Thursday (Aug. 26) in some barangays to make vaccine deployment easier and more accessible to residents. (Ali vicoy / File photo /MANILA BULLETIN) "Pupunta po tayo sa mga barangay na medyo mababa pa po 'yung vaccination...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), through its “Bakuna Bus” initiative, has already vaccinated more than 11,000 individuals against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “As the Red Cross continues to be the active ally of the government as we battle COVID-19, we need...
COVID-19 vaccines (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is not yet recommending the use of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster doses. WHO Coordinator for Essential Medicines and Health Technologies Dr. Socorro Escalante said that...
The Philippines could have P4.7 billion worth of additional COVID-19 vaccines in its supply had the Department of Health (DOH) spent the amount it borrowed from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). COVID-19 vaccines (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) At the resumption of...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, Aug. 25, has recommended vaccinating 80 percent of Metro Manila's population amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with TeleRadyo, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of adult infectious diseases at the...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, August 25, announced that she will cancel some of her activities because she has to go into a 14-day quarantine after she came in “very close contact” with an Office of the Vice President (OVP) staff who tested positive for COVID-19. Vice President Leni...
