Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) flock at the Matina Town Square in Davao City during the vaccination rollout for OFWs. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) has stressed that the vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) work against the Lambda and the Delta...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday night, Aug. 19, that Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is likely to begin in mid-September. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
A total of three million doses of the Sinovac vaccine have been cleared by members of the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA). (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The huge cargo of vaccines, which provide protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Thursday said an additional Chinese donation of one million doses of Sinopharm vaccine will arrive in Manila on August 20 to 21, 2021. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (Manila Bulletin) Huang said the latest Chinese donation is...
Twenty-two barangays around the country remain affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday, Aug. 19. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) 19. The villages with active cases of the dreaded hog disease are located in eight provinces. These are...
London, United Kingdom The effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 declines faster than that of the AstraZeneca jab, according to a new study published on Thursday. "Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech have greater initial effectiveness against new COVID-19 infections, but this...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have expedited the release of 313,569 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that arrived in the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 18. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) Contained in thermal boxes, the American-made coronavirus disease...
China will donate another batch of coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines that could further boost the local vaccination drive. President Rodrigo Duterte attends the turnover of Sinovac vaccines donated by China at the Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential...
Former health secretary and Iloilo Representative Janette Garin on Wednesday said she supports calls for booster shots to be given to individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Garin, who earlier admitted to having tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated said,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Aug. 17, said that it is more than ready to give more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots after receiving over 30,000 doses of vaccines from the national government. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Mabisa ang lahat ng bakuna at nakakaligtas ito ng...
Despite the emergence of scary mutations or variants, the head of a pro-science consumer advocacy group says it would take a while before so-called "booster" shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) become acceptable in the Philippines. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) According...
(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged the public anew to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the threat of the highly transmissible variants. FDA Director General Eric Domingo made the call during President Duterte’s...
