YANGON, May 5 (Xinhua) Myanmar has begun administering locally filled-and-packed doses of China Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, locally known as the Myancopharm
GET BOOSTED. The city government of Davao calls on residents to get the second booster shots as immunity from vaccines might wane over time. A city health official says Friday (April 29, 2022) the immunocompromised population aged 18 and above will be the first to receive the second booster dose against coronavirus disease 2019. (Photo courtesy of Davao CIO) DAVAO CITY - The immunocompromised population aged 18 and above will be prioritized in the second booster dose against coronavirus disease 2191 (Covid-19) once the stocks for this city arrive, a local health official said Friday. Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, Covid-19 Task Force Vaccination Cluster head, said the doses may arrive as soon as the National Capital Region (NCR) has started administering the second booster shots. "No schedule has been fixed yet, but we already received the guidelines on the administration of the second booster dose from the National Vaccination Operation Center (NVOC) so we are getting ready," Vi
Since a 55 per cent breakout in early last year, China’s top vaccine producers have slumped from Shanghai to Shenzhen and Hong Kong, making investors US$3.2 billion poorer on paper this year.
(File photo) MANILA - The government will begin the rollout of the second booster shot or fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on April 25, a health official said Friday. Only immunocompromised individuals, ages 18 years old and above are eligible to receive the additional jab at least three months after their first booster shot or their third dose. "Ito ang mga bakunang aprubadong iturok na (Here are the vaccines approved to be given as) second booster or as your fourth dose, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, Sinopharm, and Sinovac," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online media forum. As of April 21, the country has reached 74.8 percent of its target as 67.3 million individuals are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. More than 1.7 million children ages 5 to 11 years old and 9.1 million adolescents have completed their primary series of Covid-19 vaccines. About 12.7 million eligible individuals are now part of the vaccinated plus or boosted population wh