(MB/FILE PHOTO) Pregnant women are now included in the list of priority groups for the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that pregnant women are now part of the expanded A3 priority group. Initially, the A3 group only...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will find out for itself which companies have been imposing the alleged "no vaccine, no work" policy on its employees. DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez (Screengrab from Facebook live) DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said Thursday, Aug. 12 that...
More than 800,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 11, which comprise the third tranche of jabs that were procured by the national government from the United States. A total of 813,150 doses of Pfizer vaccine...
Senator Grace Poe said on Wednesday, August 11, that she supports the use of a standard vaccine passport for travel and access to local establishments. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) "The passport is just a standard vaccine card with a central database...
Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday scored anew the Duterte administration for refusing to address vaccine hesitancy among Filipinos and instead blaming them instead of pushing for a campaign that would help build public trust on the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. “Children are getting sick with...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government donated 100,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine against the coroanvirus disease (COVID-19) to the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 11. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government donates 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine against the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to officially welcome on Friday, Aug. 13, the seven Balik Scientists who will be part of the country’s Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP). (DOST Facebook page) The seven Filipino virologists who were trained abroad will...
Navotas City residents who will not show up for their COVID-19 vaccination appointments will now be "last-listed." According to Mayor Toby Tiangco, residents who will be "last-listed" will only be able to receive a jab once the city's entire qualified population has already been vaccinated....
The national government has secured the delivery of an additional 813,150 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday night, August 11. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM...
The world must soon come up with a universal standard of proof of coronavirus vaccination of people to facilitate safe and smooth travel across borders. (Photo by Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine government issued the latest appeal for an internationally recognized...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III will be calling for a public hearing on the government's plan to use vaccine passports as part of the country's travel and health protocols amid the persisting COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s Vaccine Express project will kick off in Quezon City on Thursday, August 12, to ramp up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in the city. A tricycle driver takes a photo of a woman at the Vaccine Express in Manila to record her getting her second dose of the...