President Duterte said that he is open to giving vaccines to New People’s Army (NPA) members so that they won't catch the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) However, Duterte--speaking in his weekly "Talk to the People" public briefing--said that the...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has debunked claims that COVID-19 vaccines caused "depopulation" in the country, which has been circulating in social media and triggered hesitancy among the public. FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN POPCOM Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Jan. 21 that it is now allowing walk-in vaccinations for adults at the EDSA Boni Bakuna Center in light of the ongoing surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
Vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are projected to be commercially available in pharmacies and private sector clinics nationwide by 2023, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. bared Friday, Jan. 21. Economic frontliner Mario Jazul receives his booster shot from nurse Karen Valdez during...
Vaccine skepticism among adult Filipinos continues to die down, according to the result of the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations on Thursday, Jan. 20. Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The natiowide survey done face-to-face from December 12 to 16,...
(Unsplash) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shot is safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women, said the Philippine Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (PIDSOG) on Thursday, Jan. 20. “COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for pregnant women. There is no...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Jan. 20, assailed new government policies that discriminated against unvaccinated individuals instead of making vaccines more accessible for the people. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo lamented that workers who were not...
The Pasay City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) said more recoveries from COVID-19 are being recorded in the city with cases down to 1,205 from Monday's 1,858. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Pasay City PIO file photo) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city’s intensified contact tracing and...
A total of seven pharmacies and private clinics will take part in the pilot implementation of the "Resbakuna sa Botika" drive, which aims to make booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) an easy proposition for Filipinos. (Hakan Nural/ Unsplash) “Malugod kong binabalita na...
Those who are unvaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and eligible for booster shots can head to pharmacies to get inoculated, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18,...
Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles has underscored the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines amid the current surge in new cases of the dreaded illness. (Hakan Nural/ Unsplash) “Please allow us to reiterate that the protection provided by...
SYDNEY, Australia -- An Australian and Canadian study has found that childhood COVID-19 vaccination not only leads to high relative reductions in child disease and mortality, but also benefits adults, particularly the unvaccinated. The findings, published in MedRxiv and released by the Griffith...
