President Duterte ordered the withdrawal of China-made Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines from the Philippines because they have not been granted an emergency use authorization by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his “Talk to the People” on May...
The Department of Health (DOH) said over two million doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered in the country, as of May 4. A senior citizen receives her first dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Manila on...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo got inoculated against the coronavirus disease Tuesday, saying he felt no adverse side effects. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo receives a coronavirus vaccine shot on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 (Photo: Panelo) Panelo received the first...
There is “no other solution” to the COVID-19 pandemic but the vaccines, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Secretary Joey Concepcion said on Tuesday, May 4, adding that the business community might be pushed to support Congress on making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory in the country....
President Duterte has expressed gratitude to Russia for delivering the initial batch of coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines. The country recently received the 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines developed by Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute. The vaccines, procured by the government, will be...
It’s a new day in the United States and Israel as their governments finally lifted the wearing of masks in outdoor spaces, something that Vice President Leni Robredo’s camp wishes for the Philippines to achieve, too. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo) Lawyer...
The Department of Health (DOH) said vaccine confidence among Filipinos is increasing. Nurse Ethel Gabato from Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) receives Sinovac vaccine on the second day of the vaccination rollout for healthcare workers in the VIsayas region on March 5, 2021. (Photo by...
Filipinos will need to wait until 2031 to attain herd immunity against coronavirus disease if the government fails to vaccinate at least 300,000 people every day, Vice President Leni Robredo’s camp said on Sunday, May 2. Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesman, warned that for the country...
The Department of Health (DOH) vouched Saturday, May 1, for the safety of the Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, which are expected to arrive in the country this afternoon. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (Photo from PCOO/ Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOH Undersecretary...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Friday said it is normal for neighbors like China and the Philippines to have differences as he expressed his belief that the coronavirus pandemic is a “test of friendship” between the two countries. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines...
A police lieutenant who had been inoculated last month with one dose of the China-made CoronaVac vaccine has died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, April 30. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The 50-year-old fatality was an officer...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) intends to donate half a million coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Galvez revealed the upcoming foreign donation of vaccine doses developed by China's...
