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US health official: Pause on J&J COVID-19 shot must not prompt vaccine hesitancy

Carl O'Donnell and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
Posted at Apr 15 04:32 AM

The United States vaccine rollout is accelerating, with providers now administering around 3.3 million shots daily on average.   Read more »

Some Coast Guard members not yet willing to get COVID-19 vaccine, says spokesman

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 04:29 PM

Philippine Coast Guard members are hesitant in getting vaccinated against COVID-19, a spokesman said Monday, citing an internal survey. Read more »

Persons with comorbidities can get COVID-19 vaccine: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 01:10 PM

Persons with comorbidities need the protection they can get against COVID-19, an expert said Wednesday after a government survey found only 3 out of 10 people in Metro Manila choose to get inoculated.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Pre-medication at iba pang agam-agam kaugnay sa COVID-19 vaccine, tinalakay

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 02:54 AM

Sa panayam ng TeleRadyo, Miyerkoles ng umaga, kay Dr. Rommel Crisenio Lobo, vice chair ng National Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee, sinagot niya ang ilang katanungan hinggil sa pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19. Read more »

'COVID-19 vaccination not mandatory but Pinoys must realize it can protect their families'

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 04:22 PM

The Philippines won’t make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory but the Department of Health said on Monday that Filipinos should realize how it can protect their families. Read more »

Kampanya patuloy para maitaas kumpiyansa ng publiko sa COVID-19 vaccine- Vergeire

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 11:18 AM

MAYNILA - Nakatakdang dumating sa bansa ang unang doses ng bakuna kontra COVID-19 na gawa ng Pfizer-BioNTech ngayon buwan at inaasahang ito ang gagamitin para mabakunahan ang mga health workers.   Read more »

56 porsiyento ng mga Pilipino payag magpabakuna kontra COVID-19: survey

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 12:40 AM

Mas maraming Pilipino ang nagsasabing magpapaturok sila ng bakuna kontra COVID-19, base sa isang online survey. Read more »

Online survey: Only 56 pct of 15,600 Filipinos say yes to COVID-19 vaccines

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 09:19 PM

MANILA — An online survey conducted by University of Santo Tomas professors and students showed that only 55.9% of their 15,651 respondents are willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more »

Gov't officials dapat isapubliko ang bakuna: eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 07:27 PM

Sa isang Pulse Asia survey na inilabas kamakailan, lumalabas na halos kalahati ng mga Pinoy ang nagsabing hindi sila magpapabakuna kontra COVID-19. Read more »

Some Filipino nurses in New York hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine: OFW

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 01:45 PM

Some Filipino nurses in New York are hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, one of their colleagues said Sunday. Read more »

WHO on Filipinos' reported vaccine hesitancy: Time to redo survey

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 04:39 PM

As polls claimed that nearly half of Filipinos in the capital region are hesitant to take the coronavirus vaccine, the World Health Organization said surveys must be redone now that there is more public knowledge about safety and efficacy. Read more »

Public urged to trust experts in COVID-19 vaccine drive

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 09:10 AM

A pro-vaccination group on Sunday urged the public to trust medical experts after a survey conducted late last year found that nearly half of Filipinos prefer not to be inoculated against COVID-19.   Read more »

Nearly half of Pinoys opt to skip COVID-19 vaccine: Pulse Asia

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 10:53 PM

Nearly half or 47 percent of Filipinos said they would not get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19, an independent Pulse Asia survey revealed Thursday. Read more »

Vaccine hesitancy in Metro Manila 'alarming, dangerous' - ex-health chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 10:47 AM

A former health secretary on Wednesday expressed concern on the high levels of hesitancy towards getting COVID-19 shots in Metro Manila, saying this could affect the country's efforts to stem the pandemic. Read more »

Only 1 in 4 Metro Manila residents willing to take COVID-19 vaccine — OCTA survey

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 10:18 AM

MANILA — Only 25 percent of Metro Manila residents are willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according a study by the OCTA Group. Read more »

Vaccines: 200 years of progress -- and skepticism

Olivier Thibault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 02:55 PM

COVID-19 has been a shot in the arm for vaccine research with several viable jabs in production less than a year after the disease emerged.  Read more »

Lockdowns, dengue-vaccine scare stifle Philippines' battle vs polio reemergence

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 07:45 PM

The DOH is pushing hard to vaccinate tens of thousands of children for polio despite the coronavirus pandemic, which slowed down the government's immunization program during the early months of the community lockdowns.   Read more »

'Cannot afford another outbreak': Philippines resumes polio immunization campaign

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 07:06 PM

With many hospitals dealing with COVID-19 cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Filipinos “cannot afford to overwhelm our health system with another outbreak.” Read more »

Watch out: WHO warns against these top health threats in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 04:13 PM

From outbreaks of diseases to the health impact of pollution, the world is constantly fighting different health challenges. Read more »