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Philippines to receive bivalent COVID jabs from COVAX

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 03:29 PM

The Philippines is set to receive a donation of bivalent COVID-19 jabs from vaccine-sharing facility COVAX. Read more »

Get booster jab amid presence of BQ.1: health expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:04 AM

An infectious disease expert encouraged the public to get booster doses against COVID-19 in order to fend off its more infectious subvariants. Read more »

Pinoys urged: Get boosters amid XBB subvariant, XBC variant threat

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 10:28 AM

Filipinos are urged to get COVID-19 booster doses after the Philippines’ first confirmed cases of the Omicron XBB subvariant and XBC variant. Read more »

PH total COVID-19 jab rate improving: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 10:32 AM

The Philippines’ total jab rate for the COVID-19 booster shot is improving, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. Read more »

COVAX Facility to replace expiring vaccines: DOH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 04:57 PM

Global initiative COVAX Facility will replace all expiring vaccines the Philippines has procured, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

Kampanya para sa COVID vaccine tuloy pa rin sa BARMM

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Updated as of Jul 22 09:29 AM

Ayon sa hepe ng BARMM Ministry of Health, nasa 1,398,120 – o 40.09 porsiyento – pa lang ng kanilang target population ang fully vaccinated sa rehiyon. Read more »

Optional face masks outdoors possible when all vulnerable protected: DOH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 03:28 PM

Government will consider making outdoor face mask use optional once all vulnerable sectors are protected, the DOH said Tuesday. Read more »

Doctors push for booster shots as COVID cases keep rising

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 03:23 PM

Doctors on Tuesday encouraged Filipinos to get their COVID-19 booster shots amid the rise in new daily cases in the country. Read more »

Expert urges Marcos gov't to 'commercialize' COVID jabs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 11:29 AM

The next administration should commercialize COVID-19 vaccines after its first 100 days, a health reform advocate said Tuesday. Read more »

COVID boosters for kids 12-17 get DOH approval

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 10:54 AM

The DOH has approved the administration of COVID-19 booster shots for kids ages 12-17, the head of the country’s vaccine expert panel said Tuesday. Read more »

Children below 5 years old must also get COVID-19 shot: expert

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Posted at Jun 16 12:21 PM

The head of the Philippines’ vaccine expert panel said children below 5 years old should get jabbed against COVID-19. Read more »

COVAX eyeing to replace PH-procured expiring COVID jabs, says health official

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 01:10 PM

COVAX Facility is considering replacing expiring COVID-19 vaccines procured by the Philippine government and its private sector, the NVOC said Friday. Read more »

Health workers, elderly urged to get mRNA booster shots

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 01:29 PM

Healthcare workers and the elderly are urged to get mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for their second booster shot, a health assessment body said Friday. Read more »

Iloilo to ramp up booster drive amid new cases of BA.2.12.1

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 02:39 PM

Iloilo City is planning to ramp up its COVID-19 booster program after 3 cases of the omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant were found in the region. Read more »

Joey Concepcion, nais dagdagan ang makakakuha ng 2nd COVID booster

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 10:26 AM

Nais ni Pred's Adviser Joey Concepcion na dagdagan ang bilang ng mga Pilipinong maaaring makatanggap ng 2nd booster kontra COVID-19. Read more »

Second booster shot rollout by end of April: official

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 03:35 PM

Government will begin the rollout of second booster shots to vulnerable sectors by the end of the week at the earliest and next week at the latest. Read more »

FDA OKs 2nd COVID booster for elderly, immunocompromised

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 06:18 PM

The Food and Drug Administration has amended the EUA of COVID-19 vaccines to include a second dose for the elderly and immunocompromised. Read more »

Some COVID-19 vaccination sites open during Holy Week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 02:05 PM

Some COVID-19 vaccination sites will remain open during the Holy Week, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

Govt urged to consider full approval for COVID jabs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 12:56 PM

Government should consider giving full approval to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines just like in the US to ramp up the number of persons with booster shots, a health reform advocate said Friday. Read more »

Govt mulls requiring booster for fully vaxxed status

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 04:48 PM

Government is studying the possibility of requiring booster shots to be considered fully immunized against COVID-19. Read more »