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DOH mulls mandatory COVID-19 booster cards in establishments

Job Manahan and Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 05:26 PM

'We may encourage the need for a booster dose. Baka kailangan ng booster card. In the next 2 to 3 weeks tingnan natin kung ano pa ang puwedeng magawa.' Read more »

PH to bar entry of unvaccinated foreigners from Feb. 16

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 02:33 PM

'Kapag hindi fully vaccinated, hindi po puwede, pero absolutely sa [Feb.] 16 tama po yun, wala nang foreign nationals na makakapasok dito na hindi fully vaccinated,' an official said. Read more »

Initial vaccine rollout for 5-11 age group in NCR to be held in 24 sites

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 10:00 PM

February 4 and 5 will be the "dedicated vaccination days" for children aged 5 to 11 in Metro Manila, with several facilities participating as pilot sites, the NTF Against COVID-19 said. Read more »

PH receives over 1 million COVID-19 shots from Pfizer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 10:59 PM

Wednesday's shipment raised the country's total vaccine deliveries to more than 216 million, government data showed. Read more »

Slow vaccine rollout? Gov't strategies are working, NTF tells World Bank

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 10:44 PM

The NTF said the rampage of Typhoon Odette last month and the ongoing preparations of localities for the national elections this year have affected the Philippines' COVID-19 vaccination program. Read more »

PH gets nearly 1.9 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 jabs

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 02:29 PM

The AstraZeneca shots, bought by the private sector, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 shortly before 10 a.m. Read more »

Pekeng vaccination card? Pwede kang makasuhan - PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 08:14 AM

Nagpaalaala ang Philippine National Police (PNP) sa publiko na maaaring makasuhan ang sinumang magpapakita ng pekeng vaccination card. Read more »

PH fully vaccinates 54 million individuals vs COVID-19

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 08:10 PM

The 54 million is the government's low-end target for full vaccination by the end of 2021. Philippine started its COVID-19 vaccination drive on March 1 last year. Read more »

No vax, no ride: DOTr says loss of life due to non-vaccination is anti-poor

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 06:38 PM

The real anti-poor and 'anti-life' policy, the DOTR said, is 'if we will not impose interventions that will prevent loss of life due to non-vaccinations.' Read more »

Higit 85pct ng target sa Imus, fully vaccinated na kontra COVID

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 01:34 PM

Inanunsyo ni Imus City Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi na nakamit na ng lungsod ang herd immunity sa COVID-19 matapos mabakunahan ang higit 80 porsyento ng target population. Read more »

Isko seeks COVID-19 boosters for construction workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 09:02 PM

After Divisoria workers and delivery riders, Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso targets on-site vaccination for construction workers. Read more »

Up to 168K donated Janssen COVID-19 jabs arrive in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 06:36 PM

Authorities said the newly-delivered shots would be used in the government's inoculation rollout amid the surge of COVID-19 cases. Read more »

1.4 million more doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine arrive in PH

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 08:36 PM

The Philippines boosted its war chest against COVID-19 after receiving 1,405,170 more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine on Friday. Read more »

Almost 1.2 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shots arrive in Manila

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 10:34 PM

The shipment tonight completes the 2,730,780 Pfizer vaccines that the government bought through the ADB. Read more »

PH receives over 1.5 million donated Moderna jabs

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 06:22 PM

The Philippines on Thursday received more than 1.5 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the German government, authorities said. Read more »

Over 1.7 million more Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine jabs arrive in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 07:23 PM

More than 1.7 million additional doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the Philippines on Monday. Read more »

Odette cited for low turnout in nat’l vaccination drive

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 07:35 PM

An official attributed the low vaccination turnout to Odette, which disrupted operations in Southern Luzon, the Visayas, and parts of Mindanao. Read more »

PH adds nearly 1.2 million Pfizer vaccine shots in COVID-19 fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 09:46 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday night welcomed 1,187,550 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, as the country continues to ramp up its vaccination amid the threat of omicron. Read more »

Pfizer jab protects vs hospitalization during Omicron wave: study

Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 07:23 PM

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appear to have given 70% protection against hospitalization in South Africa, a study showed. Read more »

Over 850,000 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines arrive in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 10:59 PM

The jabs were procured by the government through financing by the Asian Development Bank. Read more »