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38,400 more doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to arrive Sunday - Galvez

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Updated as of Mar 06 01:28 PM

The remaining 38,400 doses of British-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines will arrive on Sunday from the COVAX Facility, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez confirmed Saturday.  Read more »

More health workers agree to be injected with Sinovac vaccine

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Posted at Mar 06 03:26 AM

Meanwhile, the national government is urging to expand the COVID-19 vaccination coverage to include economic frontline workers. Read more »

PH daily COVID-19 cases hit record high in 5 months amid vaccination drive

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Posted at Mar 06 03:18 AM

Infections caused by new COVID-19 variants are also on the rise.  Read more »

Pagprayoridad sa senior health workers sa pagturok ng AstraZeneca vaccines hinimok

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Updated as of Mar 05 06:26 PM

MAYNILA - Inirekomenda ng dating health chief na unahing mabigyan ng AstraZeneca vaccines ang mga health frontliner na 60 pataas. Read more »

Philippines logs 3,045 more COVID-19 cases, highest since October

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 07:37 PM

MANILA — The daily tally of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 3,045 on Friday, the highest since October 16 last year. Read more »

Philippines eyes distribution of AstraZeneca vaccines to hospitals Friday

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Updated as of Mar 05 09:16 AM

The Philippine government may begin distributing a shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to different hospitals late Friday, the country's testing czar said. Read more »

Another 'Gerardo': Chief of Cebu-based hospital gets first COVID-19 vaccine outside Luzon

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 09:30 PM

(UPDATE) Dr. Gerardo Aquino, Jr., head of Central Visayas’ regional hospital, the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, received Thursday the first COVID-19 vaccine administered outside of Luzon as the Philippines continued its inoculation drive against the coronavirus. Read more »

487,200 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility arrive in PH

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Updated as of Mar 05 01:14 AM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) — The Philippines on Thursday received its first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine supply from the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX Facility, a boost in its immunization drive following the arrival of Chinese vaccine CoronaVac earlier this week. Read more »

Pilipinas isa sa may malaking alokasyon ng bakuna mula COVAX: WHO

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Updated as of Mar 04 07:49 PM

Isa umano ang Pilipinas sa makakatanggap sa pinakamalaking supply ng bakuna kontra COVID-19 mula sa COVAX Facility.  Read more »

PH logs 2,452 new coronavirus infections; over 37,000 active cases, highest since October

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 04:13 PM

The Department of Health on Thursday reported 2,452 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total to 584,667 as inoculation against the coronavirus continued on its fourth day.   Read more »

Pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 umarangkada na rin sa Antipolo

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Updated as of Mar 04 07:15 PM

Nagsimula ngayong Huwebes ang pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa Antipolo City, kung sana 100 health care workers mula sa mga pampublikong ospital ang nakatanggap ng bakunang gawa ng Chinese firm na Sinovac. Read more »

Duterte may reconsider face-to-face classes after rollout of 2 million COVID-19 vaccines: ofc'l

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 02:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte may reconsider authorizing a pilot test of face-to-face classes once the country has rolled out 2 million COVID-19 vaccines, a Malacañang official said on Thursday. Read more »

Pagbabakuna sa health workers sa ibang bahagi ng bansa sinimulan na

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Updated as of Mar 04 07:23 PM

Nagsimula ngayong Huwebes ang pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa health workers sa Cebu City. Read more »

Children not required to attend pilot run of face-to-face classes: senators

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Updated as of Mar 04 11:02 AM

Children will not be required to participate in the proposed pilot run of face-to-face classes, at least two senators said Thursday. Read more »

DOLE, employers' group reject 'no vaccination, no work' policy

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Updated as of Mar 04 08:56 AM

The supposed "no vaccination, no work" policy of some companies is impractical, the labor department and an employers' group said Thursday. Read more »

More San Lazaro Hospital health workers sign up for COVID-19 vaccination

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Posted at Mar 03 12:06 PM

More healthworkers of San Lazaro Hospital have signed up to receive Chinese vaccine CoronaVac, its spokesperson said Wednesday.   Read more »

Bello 'inclined' to propose UK exemption from deployment cap

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Updated as of Mar 03 11:45 AM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday he is "inclined" to recommend that Britan be exempted from the country's deployment cap of healthworkers. Read more »

PH eyes distribution of all 600,000 Sinovac vaccines within first week of March

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Updated as of Mar 03 10:43 AM

The government is planning to deploy all 600,000 Sinovac vaccine doses to different hospitals across the country within the first week of March, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., said Wednesday. Read more »

'Wala sa prayoridad ang mga mayor': Marikina mayor fails to get COVID-19 jab

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Posted at Mar 03 08:53 AM

Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said Wednesday he was denied getting a CoronaVac shot in a bid to boost his constituents' confidence in the government's immunization program. Read more »

Rise in Metro Manila's COVID-19 cases may be due to coronavirus variants: OCTA

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Posted at Mar 03 08:51 AM

The continued rise of Metro Manila's COVID-19 cases might be due to the UK and South African coronavirus variants, the OCTA Research Group said Wednesday. Read more »