Special vaccination lanes must be established for the country's health workers, senior citizens and people with comorbidity based on the latest decision of the government's pandemic task force. A Manila resident receives a first shot of the coronavirus vaccine from a health worker at the Manila...
Two more local firms added to the country’s list of potential local vaccine manufacturers, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Rowena Cristina L....
Malacañang did not express alarm over reports that Filipinos in classes D and E were still hesitant to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but said this may change the moment many people have received the jab. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The government may allow overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to choose their coronavirus vaccines if a certain brand will be required by their employers abroad. A nurse holds two vials of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines that will be distributed at a hospital in Makati City on May 12, 2021. (Ali...
Now is not the time to be picky about the brand of the coronavirus vaccine. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Taguig City resident at a local vaccination site on May 25, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte issued the latest appeal to the public to get vaccinated...
No place in the country will have exclusive access to Pfizer vaccines. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte has ordered the equitable distribution of different brands of coronavirus...
Vice President Leni Robredo wants the government to start shifting its vaccination drive to the provinces by sending more COVID-19 vaccine doses there because of the rising cases outside the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) bubble. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Sana mas...
The Philippines will seek to strengthen its ties with its “newly found old friend” Russia by exploring opportunities in the areas of vaccine, defense, space and energy cooperation as the two countries celebrate the 45th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations. President Rodrigo...
The government is not walking away from its goal to attain herd immunity in the Philippines before the end of the year. Senior citizens wait for their turn at a vaccination site in Sampaloc, Manila on May 25, 2021.(Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) As more coronavirus vaccines are expected to arrive in...
Around 3,000 Filipino adults are expected to participate in a local study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching China’s Sinovac vaccine with other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE...
Only medical frontliners were allowed to choose a COVID-19 vaccine brand, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 25, as he reminded the public to get inoculated with any vaccine brand or get infected while waiting. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Local government units should consider crafting ordinances penalizing the sale of coronavirus vaccines and vaccination slots in their communities, Malacañang said Tuesday. A senior citizen receive the second dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine while other people wait for their turn at a...
