The P25-billion requirement for the vaccination of minors may be covered by the P57.3 billion in loans already secured by the government for the procurement of vaccines, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Friday.
After reclassifying outbound overseas Filipino workers as part of the A1 priority group, Marino party-list urged the Department of Health (DOH) to allocate more vaccines to local government units (LGUs) hosting seafarers hubs and dormitories.
Naniniwala si DOST Usec. Rowena Guevara na mas malaking tulong sa pagtaas ng ekonomiya ng bansa at mas magiging protektado ang isang tao kung magpapabakuna na. Aniya, magiging maganda ang pasko kung ang mahigit 77 million na vaccines na binili ng Philippine Government ay maituturok na sa ating mga kababayan.
The use of China’s Covid-19 vaccines has nothing to do with the resurgence of the virus, Malacañang said.
MANILA – White House has officially named the Philippines as one of the recipients of its vaccine donation, with the delivery expected soon, according to the United States Embassy in Manila.
The House of Representatives will temporarily suspend its vaccination program starting tomorrow, May 14.
Ako Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin on Tuesday urged government agencies to plan for a gradual reopening of schools as millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines continue to arrive in the country.
The government may need at least P90 billion to procure vaccines in its anti-COVID efforts next year.
More than one billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered worldwide, less than five months after the first mass inoculation programmes began to be rolled out, according to an AFP tally at 17:45 GMT on Saturday.
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia is aiming for herd immunity against the coronavirus by the autumn and hailed his country’s development of three vaccines.
