
Gatchalian backs creation of vaccine institute: ‘Kailangan handa na tayo’
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has refiled a bill seeking to create the Virology and Vaccine Institute Act of the Philippines (VIP).
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has refiled a bill seeking to create the Virology and Vaccine Institute Act of the Philippines (VIP).
Three years since the Covid pandemic began, nearly 200 prominent world figures called on Saturday for the vaccine inequity seen during the crisis to be relegated to history.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading the measure creating the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP), which seeks to strengthen the country’s capacity to address health emergencies.
Covid-19 booster doses are not yet recommended by the country’s vaccine experts panel (VEP) for children aged 12 to 17.
Malacañang expressed gratitude to the Australian government for its donation of Covid-19 vaccine doses.
A total of 130,741,152 vaccine doses have been administered in the Philippines, of which 61,058,862 Filipinos are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in rural areas can be vaccinated against Covid-19 if there are spare vaccine doses, President Rodrigo Duterte said.
Mahigpit na ipinapatupad sa MRT Taft Avenue Station ang implementasyon ng No Vaccine, No Ride Policy kung saan bukod sa pagpapakita ng vaccination card kailangan na ipakita rin ang ID para matiyak na ang nakapangalan sa vaccine card ay ang pasaherong sasakay sa MRT.
Vice President Leni Robredo is suffering from some side effects from the Moderna booster jab.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases is urging local government units (LGUs) to pass an ordinance to provide incentives to fully vaccinated individuals to to boost the Covid-19 vaccination drive.