VAX DRIVE.Army nurse administers booster dose on a personnel during the Covid-19 vaccination drive at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila on Tuesday (May 10, 2022). A booster shot is given as an added protection against Covid-19.(Photo courtesy of PA) MANILA-The Philippine Army (PA) said on Wednesday some 600 military personnel and dependents have benefitted from the second phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) booster drive at its headquarters in Fort Bonifacio. Booster shots were given at the Army General Hospital (AGH), PA spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said. Among the priorities are military dependents who are yet to receive their primary booster shot or dependents with comorbidities who are yet to receive their secondary booster shot. The first phase of the booster drive took place last May 6 and around 600 Army dependents were vaccinated. "AGH will also hold a three-day hospital booster drive for soldiers and their dependents from May 11 to 13," Trinidad said
The Philippine Army (PA) has started administering booster shots to its personnel and dependents as part of its ramped up vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a military official said Friday night, Jan. 7.
A Philippine Army soldier receives his booster shot against COVID-
Early Christmas presents were received by wounded soldiers recuperating at the Philippine Army General Hospital in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Thursday, Dec. 23, in time for the Christmas holiday.
IMG-036703a7dfade64a1934f9d29b2dfb30-V Major Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Army Commanding General, pe
NEW ARMY NURSES. An Army nurse joins the pinning and donning of ranks ceremony at the Army General Hospital at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Dec. 7, 2021. The enlistment of nurses is expected to help boost the Philippine Army's Covid-19 response efforts. (Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - The Philippine Army (PA) Nursing Service's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic response efforts got a much-needed reinforcement with the arrival of 83 enlisted provisional staff. In a statement Thursday night, Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the pinning and donning of ranks ceremony for these new nurses took place at the Army General Hospital at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City last December 7. "Army nurses formed part of AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) medical teams deployed to various public and private hospitals that were previously overwhelmed due to the Covid-19 surge," he added. Trinidad also said PA nurses also helped administer vaccines in Metro Manila in