Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explained on Tuesday, Aug. 24 why certain local government units (LGUs) in the country have a larger stock of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) than others. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This uneven vaccine distribution can be gleaned from the...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, August 24, reminded the public that the government has not approved booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine because a majority of Filipinos haven’t had their first doses yet. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, August 24, that Pfizer’s vaccine, which has the highest efficacy rate of all COVID-19 vaccines in the market, will soon be available in local drugstores after it received full approval from the United States’ Food and Drug Administration...
GUANGZHOU, China -- Inactivated COVID-19 vaccines developed by China curbed the spread of the Delta variant during a May outbreak in Guangzhou city in south China, a study has shown. People receive COVID-19 vaccine at the inoculation site of the Guangyi International E-Commerce Industrial Park in...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has quelled concerns of possible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine spoilage during the scheduled 20-day maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya deep-water gas facility this October. Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Hong Kong (HK) need only to present Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ)-issued vaccination certificates to gain entry to the Chinese special administrative region. (Photo by Jamie Street/ Unsplash) According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Friday announced that China will supply nearly 10 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines within this month. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian during the virtual turnover of one million doses of Sinopharm...
President Duterte thanked China for the latest donation of Sinopharm vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that can sustain the country's fight against the pandemic. President Duterte expresses gratitude to China for the latest donation of coronavirus vaccines during a virtual...
BTS at their 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' stadium tour in Los Angeles on May 4, 2019 that drew about 60,000 fans (Big Hit Music) K-pop superstars BTS’ world concert tour has ultimately been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In an announcement on Aug. 20, Big...
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),...
