Senator Sherwin Gatchalian hailed the government’s plan to include teenagers in the COVID-19 vaccination program, saying this will boost the confidence of the basic education sector to safely reopen schools. Gatchalian said it is essential for the government, however, to first study how other...
More than half of Filipino adults have expressed confidence on the government’s evaluation of the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a survey issued Thursday, May 20. Graph courtesy of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) In a survey conducted by the Social Weather...
The Bureau of Customs - Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA), in coordination with the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) has successfully processed the release of the latest batch of CoronaVac brand vaccines to arrive in the country. (Photo from BOC) Arriving aboard Cebu Pacific flight no.5J671 at 7:30...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday joined other lawmakers in crticizing the Department of Health's (DOH) "brand agnostic" policy, saying the public should not be blamed over its decision not to inform patients of the brand of COVID-19 vaccines that would be used on them. In the first place, Binay said...
Vice President Leni Robredo did not experience side effects from her COVID-19 jab from the United Kingdom’s AstraZeneca vaccine, she said on Thursday, May 20. Robredo posted an update about her vaccine experience on Facebook a day after receiving her first dose at a vaccination site in Quezon...
President Duterte has ordered the distribution of coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech to the indigent population, Malacañang announced Thursday, May 20 as the country continued to fight the outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The American-made vaccines...
As the government ramps up its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program, Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday said the local Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should start studying the feasibility of vaccinating minors, taking cue from the United States and other countries that have started...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday warned the Department of Health (DOH) that keeping the brand of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines a secret from the patients could further fuel the public’s mistrust in the government’s inoculation program. Hontiveros said the DOH’s directive to local...
The government's communication team is stepping up the information drive to combat hesitancy about the safety of the coronavirus vaccines. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte will be in the forefront of the latest messaging campaign as he is expected to appear in...
Two opposition senators on Wednesday, May 19 cried foul over a Malacanang official’s suggestion to require coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps before receiving any government’s cash assistance. “Hindi dapat binubully ang...
Marikina City’s Pfizer COVID-19 facility was lauded by the Department of Health (DOH) for being ideal for the temperature-sensitive vaccine. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) The fully air-conditioned vaccination facility for Pfizer was built by the local government unit (LGU) of Marikina in the...
President Duterte reiterated his order to prioritize the police and military men in the ongoing vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), underscoring their important role in keeping the country safe amid the pandemic. President Duterte delivers his public address (File Photo:...
