The Philippine government received on Thursday morning, July 22, additional 1.5 million doses of Sinovac, bringing the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines delivered in the country to almost 30 million doses. But there will be more as additional one million doses of Sinovac are...
CAVITE - Recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients have a higher viral load compared to previous cases, Governor Jonvic Remulla said on Thursday (July 22). Remulla cited data from experts at De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute in Dasmariñas. "Hindi natin alam o masabi kung ang...
More than 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrived in the country on Wednesday night, July 21. (FILES) This file photo taken on November 17, 2020 shows vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer....
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso thanked the US government on Wednesday, July 21, for donating more than 3 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to the country through the COVAX vaccine sharing facility. Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso The US government...
Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero lamented on Wednesday, July 21, the slow vaccine rollout in his province, which he attributed to the national government's policy of prioritizing cities in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas of the Philippines. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s second daughter, Tricia, was among the volunteer vaccinators at her Vaccine Express initiative in Manila on Wednesday, July 21. Vice President Leni Robredo and her daughter Tricia at the Vaccine Express in Manila. (VP Robredo/Facebook) Robredo, in a Facebook post,...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will bring the Vaccine Express initiative to Naga City, the hometown of Vice President Leni Robredo, to boost the local government’s COVID-19 vaccination capacity. A tricycle driver takes a photo of a woman at the Vaccine Express in Manila to record her...
The Philippines must prepare for a "worst-case scenario" against the possible spread of a more transmissible Delta variant, a physician from the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine said on Wednesday, July 21. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Dr. Gene Nisperos...
This picture shows used vials of the BioNtech Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination of seafarers at a stadium in Manila on July 15, 2021. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) The country's health experts are still not yet recommending the use of booster shots for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, July 21, said the Delta variant is 97 percent transmissible than the original lineage. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During a virtual Palace briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante, who heads the adult infectious diseases unit at San Lazaro hospital in Manila, said the...
The Mandaluyong City local government was forced to shift venues for vaccination on Wednesday, July 21, as Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon continue to be battered by heavy downpour brought about by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Typhoon “Fabian.” (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) "Dahil...
The San Juan City local government started inoculating its residents on Wednesday, July 21, using Johnson & Johnson's single dose vaccines as it ramps up its vaccination efforts amid the COVID-19 Delta variant threat. (Photo from Patrick Garcia) The launch happened at the FilOil Flying V...
