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Gov’t target? Vaccinate all tourism workers this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 04:28 PM

According to the COVID national task force, more than 5 million individuals are members or employed in the tourism sector nationwide. Read more »

COVID-19: PH fully vaccinates 1/4 of target population

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 01:55 PM

The Philippines has fully vaccinated least 19 million people against COVID-19. Read more »

DOH reiterates COVID booster shots not yet approved

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 07:43 PM

In a statement, the health agency said the All Expert Group (AEG) has also yet to come up with guidelines regarding the distribution of COVID-19 boosters. Read more »

MAP backs 'Bakuna Bubble' for fully vaxed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 03:33 PM

The Management Association of the Philippines on Wednesday said it backs the proposed 'Bakuna Bubble' floated by a presidential adviser. Read more »

FDA: PH may list teens for COVID-19 jabs by end 2021

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 09:29 AM

In an interview on Teleradyo, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo said teens with comorbidities could also be prioritized should their age group be included in the country's vaccination program soon. Read more »

'Persons of interest' tagged in Manila vaccination site chaos

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 08:29 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso on Friday said the local government has identified persons of interest who may have pushed people to troop to the capital city to sow "chaos" in vaccination sites earlier this week. Read more »

Thailand warns COVID-19 surge pushing hospitals to the brink

Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 10:53 PM

Hospitals in Thailand's capital Bangkok and surrounding province are running out of beds due to a jump in COVID-19 patients, a health official said on Thursday, as the country reported a record number of infections for the fourth time this week. Read more »

US CDC: Vaccinated people in high COVID risk areas need to mask again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 04:52 AM

The shift comes as the Delta variant of the coronavirus is driving a sharp surge in cases, with hotspots in regions that have lagged behind in vaccinations. Read more »

Thailand says AstraZeneca asked to delay delivery of 61 million vaccine doses

Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
Posted at Jul 15 05:08 PM

The comments come a day after Thailand said it was considering curbing exports of the locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines to fight its own crisis, sparking concerns of vaccine protectionism. Read more »

Thailand to mix Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines to increase protection

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 12 06:00 PM

BANGKOK - Thailand's immunization strategy against the coronavirus will see a shot of AstraZeneca's viral vector vaccine administered after one dose of Sinovac's vaccine, its health minister said on Monday. Read more »

Ilang LGUs sa NCR, tiniyak safety features ng kanilang vaccination cards

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 09:28 AM

MAYNILA - Matapos lumabas ang panukala ukol sa pagluwag ng travel requirements para sa fully vaccinated na mga Pilipino, lumabas din ang usapin kung paano malalaman kung totoo at hindi peke ang mga vaccination cards.  Read more »

AstraZeneca's 2.028 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX arrive in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 07:52 PM

MANILA - The Philippines on Friday afternoon received the delivery of 2.028 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from AstraZeneca donated by the COVAX Facility.    Read more »

Gov't to review latest policy on interzonal travel of fully-vaccinated individuals - Duque

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 06:17 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said authorities will discuss again the latest policy of the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 allowing interzonal travel for all fully-vaccinated individuals provided that they only present a domestic vaccination card or certificate of isolation issued by the Bureau of Quarantine. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination card ng mga returning OFW, isasailalim pa rin sa validation ng DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 08:33 PM

Maliban sa vaccine card o anumang patunay na bakunado na ang OFW, kailangan ding magpresenta ng returning OFWs ng kanilang valid passport o travel document.  Read more »

Walk-in policy sa mga vaccination site sa Maynila ibinalik

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 08:07 PM

Tinawag ni Manila Mayor Isko Moreno na palpak ang no walk-in rule.  Read more »

Father’s Day jab

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 05:31 PM

John San Pedro poses for photos with his wife and kids after getting inoculated with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Graciano Lopez Jaena Elementary School in Manila on Father's Day.  Read more »

PH Consulate, Fil-Am groups work together to administer COVID jabs in New York

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jun 18 07:08 AM

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has encouraged vaccine tourism, not only for the safety of New Yorkers, but to pump in tourism dollars into the city's economy, too. Read more »

Line to survival

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 01:33 PM

President Duterte placed Metro Manila and surrounding provinces under general community quarantine (GCQ) with some restrictions and told the public to get vaccinated or risk dying.  Read more »

Mga economic frontliner nakatakdang bakunahan sa San Juan City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 02:20 PM

MAYNILA - Nasa 3,000 economic frontliner o mga taong nasa kategorya ng A4 ang nakatakdang mabakunahan sa dalawang vaccination site sa lungsod ng San Juan ngayong Martes.   Read more »

Galvez: 3 experts from Israel to share COVID-19 vaccination lessons with PH

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 10:58 AM

MANILA - Three medical experts from Israel will be arriving in the Philippines in two weeks time to share best practices when it comes to their vaccination program against the spread of COVID-19. Read more »