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Vaccination honor system set at UN General Assembly

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Sep 17 08:30 AM

Presidents, prime ministers and diplomats who enter the General Assembly Hall next week will not be not required to show proof of immunization. Read more »

Dutch announce ‘COVID pass’, end to social distancing

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 15 09:00 AM

The Netherlands early in the pandemic had some of Europe's most lax restrictions, but drastically tightened up during a brutal second wave. Read more »

'Anti-vax' pastor in Davao City contracts severe COVID

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 07:30 PM

A 61-year-old female pastor in Davao City is suffering from a severe case of COVID-19, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said on Monday. Read more »

Ilang NCR LGU nagbukas na ng vaccination registration para sa mga kabataan

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 08:04 PM

Nadagdagan pa ang mga LGU sa Metro Manila na nagbukas na ng registration para sa COVID vaccination ng mga edad 12 to 17 anyos. Read more »

PH raises herd immunity target to 80-90 pct

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 02:32 PM

The Philippines is raising its herd immunity target to protect Filipinos against the more infectious COVID-19 Delta variant. Read more »

In world first, Cuba starts COVID jabs for toddlers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 06:31 AM

Cuba used homegrown jabs not recognized by the World Health Organization. Read more »

India vaccinates record 10 million in one day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 03:40 PM

India had aimed to vaccinate about 1.1 billion adults by the end of 2021, but shortages, administrative confusion and hesitancy have held back numbers Read more »

Epekto ng COVID-19 vaccination sa NCR nakikita na ba?

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 07:14 PM

Nakikita na ba ang epekto ng COVID-19 vaccination sa Metro Manila? Read more »

India vaccinates 8.8 million in 24 hours, a near record

Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 03:05 AM

Experts have said India needs to administer 10 million doses a day to achieve its aim of inoculating all adults by December. Read more »

Alex Gonzaga, husband Mikee Morada get fully vaccinated

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 01:35 AM

Comedienne-host Alex Gonzaga and her husband, Mikee Morada, have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more »

San Juan's bedridden get COVID-19 shots at home

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 05:46 PM

San Juan City has started giving COVID-19 vaccine shots to its bedridden residents. Read more »

World Bank to finance extra COVID jabs for poorer nations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 05:54 AM

Under the World Bank financing arrangement, up to 430 million additional doses would be available for delivery between late 2021 and mid-2022 for 92 countries.  Read more »

US CDC advisers mull COVID-19 boosters for immune-compromised people

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 23 04:30 PM

Last week, Israel began administering third doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to immunocompromised people. Some experts believe the CDC is nearing a similar recommendation in the US. Read more »

US officials: Fully vaccinated don't need booster

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 09:23 AM

Pfizer said last week it planned to ask U.S. regulators to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

Halos 40k babakunahan sa Maynila ngayong Sabado

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 07:51 AM

Ito na ang isa sa mga araw na may pinakamaraming doses na ituturok sa lungsod.  Read more »

Pinaigting na GCQ nakatutulong sa pagbaba ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 01:51 PM

MAYNILA - Malaki ang paniwala ng probinsiya ng Laguna na malaki ang naitutulong ng kanilang lockdown status na general community quarantine with heightened restrictions sa pagpapababa ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa lugar.   Read more »

Mix-and-match approach boosts immune response of AstraZeneca shot, study finds

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Jun 29 06:50 AM

The data provides support for the decision of some European countries that have started offering alternatives to AstraZeneca as a second shot after the vaccine was linked to rare blood clots. Read more »

Huling araw ng drive-thru bakunahan para sa delivery riders, tricycle drivers sa Maynila, pinilahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 03:26 PM

MAYNILA - Mahaba na ang pila sa ikalawa at huling araw ng vaccine express na isinasagawa sa paradahan ng Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex sa Maynila.   Read more »

US directs millions of COVID-19 shots to Asia, Latin America, Africa

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 04:33 AM

Under this plan, the Philippines is one of several countries to receive shots from the US through COVAX and through direct sharing.  Read more »

World economy back at pre-pandemic level, says data firm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 04:11 AM

The Asia-Pacific region recovered from the pandemic recession at the end of last year thanks to the resilience of China's economy.   Read more »