Yesterday’s launch of coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine drive was a success, Malacañang said Tuesday.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night offered Vice President Leni Robredo money to buy coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines overseas.
Close to two out of three Russians believe that the coronavirus is a man-made biological weapon and less than a third are willing to get vaccinated, a poll said Monday.
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said the “best vaccine” to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the country is the vaccine that is now readily available.
MANILA – Experts from the government and the private sector have recommended the use of the Sinovac vaccine, known commercially as CoronaVac, for health care workers, noting its “100 percent efficacy” in preventing moderate to severe symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed dismay over the uneven access to coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines.
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) inoculation is mandatory for all of its personnel but they have the option to choose among vaccine brands other than Sinovac at their own expense.
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is waiting for the response of the United Kingdom (UK) on its proposed provision of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine amid UK’s request for an exemption from the deployment cap of Filipino healthcare workers (HCWs).
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte, through the “compassionate” use license granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), might get inoculated with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine developed by China’s state-owned pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, Malacañang said Thursday.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday directed local chief executives to distribute free face masks among the poor to protect them against the coronavirus disease.
MANILA – The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday said it will soon start with its inoculation drive once the donated Sinovac Biotech coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines are delivered.
Deputy Speaker for Trade and Industry Wes Gatchalian on Tuesday said it is better to err on the side of caution to avoid the possible surge in coronavirus infections should the government move to ease quarantine restrictions.
MANILA – The country is well-prepared and ready for the arrival of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNtech company, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Wednesday.
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has strengthened its information campaign to convince all of its personnel to get inoculated with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines.
Malacañang on Tuesday expressed support for a proposal to further reopen the economy, saying that more Filipinos are suffering from poverty and hunger than the coronavirus (Covid-19).
President Rodrigo Duterte is now willing to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease in public, his spokesman said Monday.
The reopening of cinemas in Metro Manila has been moved to March 1 due to coronavirus fears, Malacañang announced Monday.
MANILA – The delay in the arrival of the coronavirus vaccines from the World Health Organization-led COVAX Facility will take only one week, National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., assured on Friday.
Malacañang once again called on Congress to expedite passage of the bills setting up an indemnification fund for Filipinos who may be harmed by coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines and allowing local government units (LGUs) to engage in advance payment mechanism for their vaccine procurement and inoculation.
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is ready to facilitate the immediate release of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) once its shipments arrive in the country.
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is ready to open its camps as inoculation centers in support of the government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination drive.
MANILA – The government will hold internal final rehearsal two or three days before the scheduled arrival of coronavirus vaccines in the country to assure preparedness for the massive inoculation campaign, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Monday.
As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, experts say it’s time to consider using a medical-grade respirator, or wearing a surgical and cloth mask together.
The WHO mission to China to uncover the origins of the coronavirus has failed to identify the source of the pandemic but the team on Tuesday ruled out the Wuhan lab-leak theory propagated by Donald Trump.
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