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Doctors back National Immunization Day to boost vaccination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 12:12 PM

Health experts are backing a proposal to hold a National Immunization Day for COVID-19 this month to further expand coronavirus vaccine coverage. Read more »

Why some vaccine brands are preferred as boosters for other brands

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 02:19 PM

An expert said that whenever possible, booster shots should be of the same brand as the earlier vaccines received. Read more »

PH logs nearly 65k reactions to COVID shots, most mild

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 03:17 PM

MANILA— The Philippines has recorded nearly 65,000 adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccination, majority considered non-serious, the FDA said Friday. Read more »

COVID-19 infects only 242 fully vaccinated Pinoys- FDA

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 03:02 PM

The FDA on Thursday said only 242 out of millions of fully vaccinated individuals in the Philippines have contracted COVID-19 Read more »

Practice good information hygiene vs infodemic: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 11:14 AM

A health expert on Wednesday called on the public to practice "good information hygiene" against false information surrounding COVID-19. Read more »

Only 3 out of 100 recipients of COVID-19 vaccine report adverse effects: medical experts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 07:32 PM

Filipinos should be vaccinated immediately without worrying about possible adverse effects of COVID-19 jabs, a group of experts said Thursday.   Read more »

Thailand aims to vaccinate 70% of people by September

Reuters
Posted at May 20 03:27 AM

Thailand has yet to start a mass immunization program and has been scrambling to secure vaccines from multiple brands. Read more »

Polio survivor braves virus threat, goes house-to-house to fight PH vaccine scare

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 30 06:10 PM

A social worker with polio explained the importance of mass immunization against preventable diseases among Filipino children, and how he campaigned in far-reaching areas to help fight against vaccine hesitancy in the Philippines.  Read more »

Majority of 24 deaths reported after vaccination unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines — FDA, DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 23 11:48 AM

MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday reported that out of the more than 1 million Filipinos vaccinated against COVID-19, 24 people died. However, most of the reported deaths were found to be unrelated to vaccination.   Read more »

Only half of LGUs' COVID-19 vaccine order from AstraZeneca expected to arrive this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 09:39 PM

The Philippines' vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. told lawmakers Wednesday that only half of the local government unit's (LGU) vaccine orders from British-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca are expected to arrive this year, with the remainder to be delivered in 2022. Read more »

US pauses J&J vaccine in blow to global COVID immunization drive

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 04:22 AM

Out of nearly 7 million Americans who have so far received the single dose vaccine, six women aged between 18 and 48 developed a rare type of clot in the brain. Read more »

DICT pilot-tests vaccine registry system in San Juan

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 02:47 PM

The Department of Information and Communications Technology on Tuesday launched a system that would fast-track the vaccination process in the country in as fast as 10 minutes.   Read more »

DOH to study case of man who suffered stroke, illnesses after Sinovac vaccination

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 09:54 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Friday said its adverse events committee will be looking into the reported case of a man who fell seriously ill after receiving a Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine.   Read more »

Ilang Pinoy, naninigurong sasagutin ng gobyerno ang gastos kung magka-adverse effects mula COVID-19 vaccine

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 12:27 AM

Sinigurado ng PhilHealth na may nakalaang P8,300 para sa bawat indibidwal na makararanas ng AEFI o Adverse Event Following Immunization. Kasalukuyan pa nilang pinapaaprubahan ang mas matataas na rates para sa mga severe to critical AEFIs.    Read more »

No provision under vaccine law to punish those who skip priority list— DOJ chief

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 04:09 PM

The only penal provision in the law refers to falsification of vaccine cards made punishable under the Revised Penal Code, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. Read more »

'Wait for your turn': Duque, Galvez urge strict adherence to vaccination priority list

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 08:02 PM

The Department of Health and the government task force in charge of the country's pandemic response issued a joint statement Thursday to reiterate that the vaccine prioritization framework must be followed in light of local officials and a celebrity already getting COVID-19 jabs. Read more »

Komite sa epekto ng bakuna: Health worker, namatay sa COVID-19, di sa bakuna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 08:15 PM

Ang COVID-19 at hindi ang bakuna ang ikinamatay ng isang health worker, ayon sa komiteng tumitingin sa epekto ng bakuna.  Read more »

Over 3% of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in PH reported adverse events - FDA

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 12:21 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)— Suspected adverse reactions were recorded among 3.11 percent of those inoculated so far in the Philippines against COVID-19, using the vaccine candidates of Sinovac and AstraZeneca, a rate that falls within the expected range, the country's drug regulator said Thursday. Read more »

DOH: 'No reason' to suspend COVID-19 vaccination after 1 reported death post-inoculation

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 06:26 PM

Vaccination against COVID-19 will continue, the Department of Health on Wednesday said, following reports a health worker passed away after receiving the jab.    Read more »

More than 215,000 Filipinos vaccinated against COVID-19 — gov’t

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 03:31 PM

MANILA — The Philippine government announced Tuesday that it had vaccinated 215,997 Filipinos against COVID-19. Read more »