The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine produced by British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca provides yearlong protection against the severe form of coronavirus infection, the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Monday, Aug. 16. (Photo by Christof Stache/AFP) Citing published data, VEP head Dr....
The use of coronavirus disease (COVID) vaccine booster shots for fully vaccinated individuals, particularly those immunocompromised would hinge on the vaccine supply in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Monday, Aug. 16. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)...
The Mandaluyong City local government denied on Monday the message circulating in social media that it is accepting walk-ins for its COVID-19 vaccination program. A circulating Facebook post says that the LGU is looking for unvaccinated individuals to be vaccinated since only 500 people have been...
A vaccine expert warned Monday, Aug. 16, that the continued violation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health and safety protocols would mean more virus transmission and mutations. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani appealed to the public to...
Almost 80,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been fully vaccinated while more than 92,000 more are still waiting for the second dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This developed as another policeman, a 50-year old police official assigned to the...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) has recommended the approval of the Sinovac’s clinical trial on the use of its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for children. (NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said the panel nodded...
A third dose or booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is preferrable to have in 2022 than right now, according to the country's vaccine czar. A vaccinator administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a passenger inside their vehicle during the opening of the Nayong Pilipino...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have cleared the 469,200 doses of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were delivered to the country Sunday afternoon, Aug. 15. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The latest vaccine shipment,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, August 15 urged local government units (LGUs) to work closely with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and other national agencies in order to expedite the country’s COVID-19 vaccination database. Go, who heads the Senate...
The government's national task force on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response has warned individuals who are trying to get more than the recommended two vaccine doses that their days are already numbered. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is supporting the move to pass ordinances that penalize people from getting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots amid the limited supply of the vaccine and large number of Filipinos who are willing to be vaccinated but have to wait for long due to the...
Staff and volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Saturday, Aug. 14, brought a "Bakuna Bus" to Hospicio de San Jose in Manila to vaccinate senior citizens and staff of the hospice. (Photo from PH Red Cross) “Regardless of the current challenges that we are facing, the Red Cross will...
