The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, July 16, that the investigator’s brochures on the four vaccine brands that will be used in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) have already been under review by its expert panel. (Photo by ALI VICOY/...
The country can only win the war against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) if more people get vaccinated against the illness, according to an adviser of President Duterte. A customs agent inspects the shipment of more than 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines, procured by the private sector, that...
More than 4 million Filipinos have completed their two-dose vaccine regimen against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang announced Thursday, July 15. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in a...
The ramped-up delivery of vaccine supplies to the country and acceleration of vaccination by local government units (LGUs) have brought about a significant increase in the public’s willingness to be vaccinated. According to Pulse Asia’s June 7-16 survey, 43 percent of respondents said they...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) vaccine expert panel (VEP) is not yet recommending the mixing and matching of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines as well as the use of booster shots. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE PHOTO) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said they did not...
The scheduled vaccination for the second dose of Sinovac vaccines on July 14 in Parañaque City was temporarily suspended due to vaccine shortage. Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced the suspension of vaccination using Sinovac vaccines in a Facebook post and said the city would resume the inoculation...
Another one million doses of Sinovac vaccines procured by the Philippine government arrived at around 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 14 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The anti-coronavirus disease...
A Quezon City lawmaker on Tuesday, July 13 called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination certificates will be given away free to the public. Vaccine image 2 Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Precious...
The Las Pinas City government has temporarily suspended the second dose vaccination using Sinovac and Sputnik V due to limited vaccine supply. Dr. Juliana Gonzales of the City Health Office (CHO) announced the suspension of the second dose vaccination in a video message posted at the official...
An official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, July 13, expressed optimism on the positive outcome of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vaccines solidarity trial in the country once this has been completed. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa...
Filipinos are “a little bit safe” against new coronavirus variants such as the more easily transmissible Delta variant because of the efficacy of the available vaccines in the country, President Duterte said. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on July 12, 2021. (RTVM...
The Pasay City government has deployed a total of 207,542 vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite the suspension of vaccination for the first dose last week due to vaccine supply shortage. The city’s Public Information Office (PIO), headed by Jun Burgos, posted on the city...
