DOH Fifty million Filipinos have yet to receive their first booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire once again urged eligible individuals to get their booster shots to better protect themselves against the viral...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that bivalent vaccines can offer additional protection against Covid-19. Some countries are starting to administer a third...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Dec. 5, a total of 7,731 new Covid-19 cases were recorded during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH stated that daily average cases are now at 1,104 which is four percent lower than cases from Nov. 21 to Nov. 27. The agency also...
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee has set its initial investigation into the COVID-19 vaccine procurement contracts worth billions of pesos on Wednesday, December 7. The hearing was set by Senator Francis Tolentino, committee chairman, and has called on officials of the Department of Health (DOH) to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, December 5 said she expects the Commission on Audit (COA) to finish its special audit on the government’s COVID-19 spending by June next year. Hontiveros said she sees no reason for the state auditing agency to further delay auditing the Department of Health...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is ready to open its own probe into the reported wastage of 44 million doses of COVID-19 shots and to look into the documents pertaining to the purchase of these vaccines, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Sunday, December 4. Tolentino said also said he supports the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said the Commission on Audit (COA) should exercise its mandate and audit the public funds used for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. Go made the call in light of issues on vaccine wastage, saying COA should conduct a thorough audit and compel agencies involved...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, Dec. 2 that Covid-19 vaccine wastage has reached 44 million. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a press conference, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
The Department of Health (DOH) ensured on Friday, Dec. 2 that it will support and cooperate with the special audit of loans for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines. Covid-19 vaccines (MANILA BULLETIN) This was in relation to some documents that have not been provided by the agency during the time of...
KPP Powers Commodities (KPP Powers), a Filipino firm engaged in the marketing of veterinary and pharmaceutical products, has acquired the exclusive distributorship of African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines from Vietnam manufacturer AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company (AVAC). The partnership marked an...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, a former Department of Health (DOH) secretary, believes that Covid-19 vaccines wastage in the country is actually worse than what's being reported. Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin In an interview over CNN's The Source on Thursday, Dec. 1, Garin floated...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants the government to end the free rollout of Covid-19 vaccines once shots become commercially available in the country. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the government should deputize the private sector for the procurement and administration of Covid-19...
