The government s program to administer booster shots in pharmacies will be expanded to Baguio City and other areas, presidential adviser for COVID-19 response Vince Dizon said on Monday.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A COVID-19 patient was reported by the police to have jumped to his death yesterday from the 5th floor of Corazon Locsin Montelibano
ft.com The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the first supply of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for children aged five to 11 will arrive in the Philippines by the end of this month or first week of February. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the DOH
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion hailed the government Wednesday, Dec. 22 for heeding the private sector’s recommendation to shorten the time for vaccinated Filipinos to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots.
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Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (File photo) MANILA - Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has lauded the Department of Health (DOH) for heeding the private sector's call to shorten the interval time between the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. "We need to act fast by getting ahead before the immunity from the first two doses wane. We are in a good position to increase our protection and keep our 'Bakuna Bubble' intact now that cases are low and vaccine supply is stable," Concepcion said in a statement Wednesday. On Tuesday, the DOH approved to give a single-dose booster as early as three months after the second dose for individuals that completed their AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, Sinovac, or Sputnik jabs, and as early as two months for those that received the single-dose Janssen vaccine. Last week, Concepcion and the OCTA Research Group called on the go