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Delivery riders get COVID booster shots in Manila City

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 12:42 PM

Hundreds of delivery riders from different cities and municipalities lined up early Thursday morning for a drive-thru COVID-19 booster shot provided for free by the Manila city government. Read more »

J&J Covid booster highly effective against severe Omicron: study

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 03 08:46 AM

A preliminary South African government study published Thursday showed a booster of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine was 85 percent effective in preventing hospitalization from the Omicron variant, a finding that helps revive the shot's reputation. Read more »

19 million due for booster shot: NVOC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 04:12 PM

Some 19 million Filipinos are due for their booster shot, the National Vaccines Operation Center said Wednesday. Read more »

Vax panel to recommend shorter COVID booster interval: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 01:44 PM

The Philippines' vaccine expert panel will 'recommend' to the FDA to allow COVID-19 booster shots 3 months after the second dose. Read more »

Bakit 1 dose ang binibigay na COVID booster sa bansa?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 03:14 PM

Isang dose lamang ang inirerekomenda ng mga eksperto para sa COVID-19 booster shot, ayon sa Department of Health nitong Huwebes. Read more »

COVID-19 booster shots for priority sectors available in all vaccination sites: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 03:59 PM

COVID-19 boosters and additional doses for priority sectors are now available in all vaccination sites, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

LIST: Immunocompromised conditions eligible for COVID vaccine booster

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 02:51 PM

The Department of Health on Friday released a list of immunocompromised conditions eligible for an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose. Read more »

PH rolls out program for COVID booster shots

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 12:28 AM

The country officially began administering COVID-19 booster shots to healthcare workers. Read more »

Rekomendasyon para sa COVID-19 booster, hintayin muna

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 02:28 PM

Dapat hintayin muna ng publiko ang pinal na rekomendasyon hinggil sa pagtanggap ng COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, payo ng isang health expert. Read more »

Task force to discuss COVID booster shot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 10:59 PM

The Philippines' pandemic task force will take up a recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots to be given to some priority groups. Read more »

What's the difference between a vaccine third dose and a vaccine booster?

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 12:54 PM

The government is preparing to give a third shot of COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised persons in the country. But what is its difference from a vaccine booster? Read more »

FDA sees no waning effect of vaccines so far

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 02:14 AM

The Philippine FDA said it does not see the need for booster shots yet, as vaccines administered 6 months ago remained effective. Read more »

Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 04:35 AM

Biden said 77 percent of Americans had got vaccines but this wasn't enough, with still nearly a quarter refusing. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination continues in Vienna cathedral

Alex Halada, AFP
Posted at Aug 11 06:48 PM

A health worker prepares a syringe at the vaccination center at the Barbara Chapel of the St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna on Wednesday. Read more »

Duque: Booster COVID-19 shots against policy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 09:55 AM

Taking booster shots for COVID-19 vaccines would be against government policy, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday. Read more »