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DOH: 'Slight delay' in delivery of COVID bivalent jabs

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 03:34 PM

There will be a slight delay in the delivery of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to the country, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

Total COVID vaccine wastage projected to hit 50M by end-March

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 06:44 PM

Sen. Francis Tolentino said that vaccine wastage would continue to hound the government if the DOH fails to address public hesitancy. Read more »

DOH: Health workers, seniors to get first crack at bivalent jabs

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 03:53 PM

The Philippines will administer the first batch of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers and senior citizens, the DOH said Tuesday. Read more »

FDA task force to hasten release of COVID meds in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 02:52 PM

The Food and Drug Administration has created a task force to hasten release of COVID-19 drugs in the Philippine market. Read more »

Disposal of expired COVID vaccines alarms Senate panel

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 09:34 PM

Concern about the manner of government’s disposal of its expired COVID-19 vaccines was highlighted during Tuesday’s continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, which centered on its motu proprio investigation on expired vaccines. Read more »

Covid infection gives similar immunity to vaccination: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 08:08 AM

The protection against Covid-19 from being previously infected lasts at least as long as that offered by vaccination, one of the largest studies conducted on the subject said on Friday. Read more »

2 more countries offer bivalent vaccine donations to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 02:32 PM

Two more countries have offered to donate bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

Higit 1-M doses ng bivalent vaccines ido-donate sa PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:01 PM

Umaabot sa higit isang milyong doses ng bivalent COVID-19 vaccines ang ido-donate sa Pilipinas. Read more »

PH to receive 300,000 additional bivalent jabs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 12:48 PM

The Philippines will receive an additional 300,000 bivalent COVID-19 vaccines from a yet-unnamed country, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

DOH to prioritize vulnerable groups in bivalent jabs

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 03:30 PM

The Philippines will administer the first batch of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable groups, the Department of Health said Thursday. Read more »

'Di na kailangan ng paghihigpit dahil sa COVID-19: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 07:41 PM

Bagaman nananatiling global emergency ang COVID-19, hindi na kailangang bumalik sa dati kung aan labis ang paghihigpit laban sa sakit, sabi DOH. Read more »

DOH: First batch of bivalent jabs may arrive by end-March

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 02:25 PM

The first batch of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines may arrive in the country by the end of March, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

DOH asks Marcos approval for bivalent vaccines

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 05:29 PM

The Department of Health has requested from President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. a special authorization for the procurement of bivalent vaccines. Read more »

Vaccine misinformation spawns 'pure blood' movement

Anuj Chopra and Marisha Goldhamer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 10:10 AM

Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global search for unvaccinated donors -- Covid-19 misinformation has bred a so-called "pure blood" movement. Read more »

Senator laments non-extension of COVID-19 state of calamity

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:14 PM

Sen. Pia Cayetano explained that without a state of calamity, it would take so much longer for the country to procure vaccines. Read more »

Moderna reports positive results for RSV vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 11:14 AM

US biotech company Moderna announced positive interim trial results for its vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus. Read more »

Daily COVID cases posibleng mas mababa sa 1,000 sa Pebrero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 03:48 PM

Hindi na aabot sa 1,000 ang bilang ng mga bagong kaso ng COVID-19 kada araw pagsapit ng Pebrero, sabi ngayong Martes ng Department of Health. Read more »

DOH says vaccinations to continue sans COVID 'state of calamity'

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 07:53 PM

Vaccination using existing COVID-19 jabs in the government stockpile will continue, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. Read more »

DOH: 17.4 million COVID-19 vaccines in stock

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 04:03 PM

The Philippines still has more than 17.4 million COVID-19 vaccines in stock, the Department of Health said Friday. Read more »

'Di mangyayari sa Pilipinas ang COVID surge sa China: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:43 PM

Sa kabila ng COVID-19 surge na nararanasan ng China, naniniwala ang mga eksperto na hindi daranasin ng Pilipinas ang parehong pagdami ng kaso. Read more »