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(Eagle News) – The Philippine government will start vaccinating the rest of the country’s minors – aged 12 to 17 – on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., who is also the National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer, announced this amid the second phase of the vaccination for pediatric A3, or adolescents with comorbidities in Metro Manila. The first phase started on Oct. 15, and the second phase on Oct. […]
More than 96.7 million vaccine doses already delivered to PHL (Eagle News) The Philippines received another 3 million doses of Sinovac vaccines on Sunday, October 24, considered the country’s 100th shipment of COVID-19 vaccines since the first delivery this February 28. This was according to the National Task Force against COVID-19. This latest shipment brings the total vaccine doses to of 97,678,340 as of Oct. 24. “Of this latest shipment, 1 million doses were […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government conducted the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for children 12 years and above on Friday, Oct. 22, expanding it in the entire Metro Manila. The start of the Phase 2 implementation of the pediatric A3 vaccination was marked through a ceremonial vaccination in three hospitals — Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Ospital ng Paranaque and Quezon City General Hospital. From the previous eight hospitals in Metro Manila that […]
by Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India administered its billionth Covid-19 vaccine dose on Thursday, half a year after a devastating surge in cases brought the health system close to collapse. According to the government, around three-quarters of adults in the country of 1.3 billion people have had one shot and around 30 percent are fully vaccinated. However, hundreds of millions of Indians under 18 — who make up […]
(Eagle News) — At least 81.4 percent of the residents in Metro Manila have been already fully vaccinated or almost 8 million individuals, according to Malacanang citing data as Wednesday, Oct. 20. Nationwide, those fully vaccinated are already 32.25 percent of the population. This means 24,876,889 have already been fully vaccinated all over the country. In a press briefing on Thursday, Oct. 21, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Metro Manila residents who received the first […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health said it has vaccinated a total of 1,509 children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities as of 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that so far, the pediatric vaccination had been conducted “very smoothly.” There were rarely any untoward events based on the details reported to the DOH. Adverse events reported so far were four. One was a child whose blood pressure […]
One hospital per LGU in Metro Manila to be chosen for pediatric A3 vaccination, says DOH Usec Cabotaje (Eagle News) — The Philippine government will expand the pediatric vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities to all local government units in Metro Manila starting October 22. This was after the successful first day of vaccination rollout of more than 1,000 children (1,031) with comorbidites in eight hospitals in the capital region. Health […]
(Eagle News) — Starting today, Thursday, Oct. 14, fully vaccinated foreign nationals from the so-called “green countries” will no longer be required to undergo facility-based quarantine upon arrival, according to Malacanang on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Instead, the fully vaccinated foreign nationals are just “enjoined to self-monitor for any symptoms until the 14th day.” They are also required to have a negative RT-PCR test “within 72 hours prior to the departure from the country of origin.” […]
by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) Eagle News Service HONOLULU (Eagle News) – For the month of October, the City and County of Honolulu will once again allow managed events with updated safety guidelines as new cases of COVID-19 continue to trend downward and more people are getting vaccinated. Beginning October 13, outdoor seated entertainment events, including sporting arenas and concert venues, will be allowed at 50% capacity or a maximum of 1,000 attendees (whichever is […]
To start vaccinating children aged 12 years old and above by Oct. 15 (Eagle News) – The Philippines has administered over 50 million vaccine doses, reaching another milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign. This comes as the country prepares to inoculate children aged 12 years and above, starting with those with comorbidities on Friday, Oct. 15. The National Task Force against COVID-19 said that as of Oct. 11, a total of 50,066,590 doses have already […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines has administered close to 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Sunday, Oct. 10, while the numbers are expected to exceed the 50 million mark by Tuesday, Oct. 12. President Rodrigo Duterte himself announced this milestone in his “Talk to the People” Monday night, Oct. 11, including the 23 million who were already fully vaccinated as of Sunday. “We have already administered close to 50 million doses of […]
(Eagle News) — The vaccine doses against COVID-19 that arrived in the country reached almost 86.5 million with the arrival of over 900,000 Pfizer doses donated by the United States on Sunday, Oct. 10, and over 1.3 million Moderna doses that arrived on Saturday, Oct. 9. The 918,450 Pfizer doses shipment that arrived on Sunday is part of the 1.8 million total doses committed to the Philippines from the US government donation through COVAX […]
