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Vaccine misinformation spawns 'pure blood' movement

Anuj Chopra and Marisha Goldhamer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 10:10 AM

Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global search for unvaccinated donors -- Covid-19 misinformation has bred a so-called "pure blood" movement. Read more »

Gov't urged: Use remaining jabs before procuring bivalent vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 10:07 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) — A health workers' group is urging the Department of Health to use up its remaining COVID-19 vaccines before buying bivalent vaccines for the Philippines. Read more »

Gavi to integrate COVID jabs into core vaccine programs for poor nations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 11:21 AM

Covax, the global program for distributing COVID jabs to poorer countries, will soon be integrated into more routine vaccination programs, Gavi said. Read more »

Gov't's purchase of COVID jabs to undergo special audit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 11:16 PM

The Philippine government's multibillion-peso purchase of COVID vaccines is to undergo a special audit. Read more »

How the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccines work

Marie-Morgane Le Moel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 06:26 AM

The omicron variant, which has milder symptoms but is more infectious, has become dominant across the world this year, particularly in recent months. Read more »

2 milyon pa lang ang nabibigyan ng COVID booster sa 'PinasLakas campaign' – datos

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 12:44 PM

Nasa 25,638 pa lang ang mga senior citizen na nabakunahan o maliit na porsyento ng 1.07 milyon na target. Read more »

COA flags vaccination lapses, low DOH fund utilization

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 03:44 PM

State auditors have noted lapses in the Department of Health's COVID-19 vaccination drive and its 'low utilization' of funds. Read more »

Senate probe into expired COVID vaccines to continue Monday

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 04:59 PM

The Senate’s investigation into the expired COVID vaccines will continue even though the COVAX facility has already said that it will replace the supplies it donated. Read more »

Israel allows COVID-19 shots for youngest children

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 09:31 AM

Israel's health ministry approved Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccinations for its youngest children, an official said Tuesday, mirroring a move by the US to allow mRNA shots for those over six months old. Read more »

COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in first year: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 07:20 AM

China was not included in the study because of its large population and strict containment measures, which would have skewed the results. Read more »

Comelec exec tutol pagsabayin ang halalan, pagbabakuna

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 03:01 PM

Hindi pabor si Comelec Commissioner George Garcia na isabay ang pagbabakuna sa mismong halalan sa Mayo 9, 2022. Read more »

DOH urges public to get booster shot now vs COVID

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 06:56 PM

The Department of Health has urged the public anew to get their booster shot against COVID-19. Read more »

Duterte seeks house-to-house inoculations to prevent vaccine wastage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 11:53 PM

President Duterte pushes for house-to-house vaccinations to prevent wastage of COVID jabs. Read more »

COVID vaccination sa C. Luzon para sa edad 5-11 nagsimula na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:17 PM

Nagsimula nang mag-roll out ng COVID-19 vaccines sa mga batang edad 5 hanggang 11 anyos ang ilang piling sites sa Central Luzon. Read more »

Many babies of mRNA-vaccinated moms have antibodies

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 09:29 AM

At six months of age, babies born to mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy are more likely to have antibodies against the virus. Read more »

Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in US by end-Feb: report

Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 03:02 PM

Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech SE are expected to submit an EUA request to the FDA for vaccines for children aged six months to 5 years, WaPo said. Read more »

Vaccine hesitancy down but fake news abounds: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 11:37 AM

Vaccine hesitancy is down among Filipinos, according to a top government official except that many are still unwilling to get jabbed because of fake news. Read more »

Poorer nations reject 100M COVID shots close to expiry

Francesco Guarascio, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 05:22 AM

Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, a UNICEF official said. Read more »

97 NCR areas on granular lockdown vs COVID-19

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 01:57 PM

Ninety-seven areas in Metro Manila are under granular lockdown as authorities sought to curb an uptick in COVID-19 cases, the DILG said. Read more »

CDC advisory panel in favor of Pfizer vaccine booster for ages 12 to 15

Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 08:57 AM

A panel of outside experts advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted to recommend booster shots of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine be made available to 12- to 15-year-olds. Read more »