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Omicron-adapted jabs may generate more immunity vs COVID

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Posted at Aug 15 06:31 PM

Modified COVID-19 vaccines that target the omicron variant may generate more immunity against the disease, a health expert said Monday. Read more »

Expert panel hopes more jabs will be available vs monkeypox

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Updated as of Jul 25 04:13 PM

'Siguro with the declaration of public health emergency of international concern ng WHO, baka pag-iigtingin pa nila ang pag-develop, pag-produce nitong mga bakuna na ito.' Read more »

Expert panel eyes COVID vaccination of ages 5 below soon

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 05:29 PM

Dr. Nina Gloriani said if individuals aged under 5 would be vaccinated, the country's immunization coverage 'will be complete.' Read more »

'mRNA vaccine effect vs omicron halved after 3 months'

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Updated as of May 18 02:30 PM

The efficacy of messenger RNA booster shots against the omicron COVID-19 variant wane to 50 percent after 3 months, an expert said. Read more »

PH to expand 2nd booster to elderly, health workers

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Updated as of Apr 27 02:58 PM

The Philippines will soon administer a second COVID-19 vaccine booster for the elderly and health-care workers, a health official said Wednesday. Read more »

Expert panel recommends heterologous second booster

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 03:27 PM

A heterologous or different vaccine brand is recommended as a second booster for those eligible to receive it, government's vaccine expert panel said Thursday. Read more »

Doctors: COVID booster cards should replace vax cards

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 02:58 PM

Government is urged to set a period of validity for COVID vaccination cards and replace them with booster cards. Read more »

Govt urged: Include booster shot in fully vaxxed status

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Updated as of Apr 01 01:27 PM

Government is urged to include a booster shot in defining a fully vaccinated individual, a member of the country's vaccine expert panel said Friday. Read more »

Govt mulls requiring booster for fully vaxxed status

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 04:48 PM

Government is studying the possibility of requiring booster shots to be considered fully immunized against COVID-19. Read more »

Sinovac has modest protection vs omicron, delta in kids

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 03:05 PM

Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine can protect children against variants of concerns delta and omicron, an expert said Thursday. Read more »

Bakunahan kontra COVID-19 palalawigin sa mga clinic, opisina

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 04:37 PM

Palalawakin pa ng Pilipinas ang COVID-19 vaccination sites sa darating na ika-4 na National COVID Vaccination Drive. Read more »

PH vax panel backs 4th dose for elderly, immunocompromised

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Posted at Mar 04 03:17 PM

Government's vaccine expert panel has recommended that a fourth dose or second booster shot be given to the elderly and immunocompromised, a pandemic task force adviser said Friday. Read more »

Janssen effective as booster for mRNA jabs, vice versa

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 03:16 PM

Single-dose vaccine Janssen is an effective booster for mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 such as Pfizer's and Moderna's, and vice versa, experts said. Read more »

Breakthrough infection has natural boosting response: vaccine expert

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Posted at Jan 19 11:34 AM

Getting infected with COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated gives a "natural boosting response," the chairperson of the country's vaccine expert panel said Wednesday. Read more »

Pagsulpot ng bagong COVID-19 variants pinangangambahan

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Posted at Jan 10 07:40 PM

Nagbabala ang isang eksperto na posibleng madagdagan pa ang variants ng COVID-19 kung magpapatuloy ang transmission o hawahan ng naturang sakit. Read more »

Pagitan ng booster shot irerekomendang ibaba sa 3 buwan: Duque

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Updated as of Dec 16 07:37 PM

Irerekomenda ng vaccine expert panel na paiksiin ang panahon sa pagitan ng pagpapaturok ng booster shot at ikalawang dose ng bakuna kontra COVID-19. Read more »

COVID boosters for elderly eyed during 3-day vax drive

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 09:11 AM

The government is looking into administering booster shots for the elderly during the 3-day national vaccination drive, which is set on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. Read more »

PH experts to decide use of COVID-19 boosters next week

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Updated as of Sep 03 08:40 AM

The country's vaccine expert panel will decide next week if COVID-19 booster shots are needed to curb the ongoing transmission of the disease. Read more »

PH COVID vaccine mix-and-match study eyed this month

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Updated as of Aug 17 07:50 AM

The Philippines' study into mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccine brands will "hopefully" begin this month, the head of the country's vaccine expert panel said Tuesday. Read more »

Panukalang paiksiin ang interval ng 2 dose ng COVID-19 vaccine tinutulan

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Updated as of Aug 01 06:48 PM

Tinutulan ng vaccine expert panel ng Pilipinas ang mga panukala na paikliin ang pagitan ng una at ikalawang dose ng COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »