LIFE-SAVING JABS. An Air Hongkong flight lands with 299,520 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for 12 years old and above at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Monday night (June 27, 2022). The jabs were donations from the United States through the COVAX Facility. (PNA photo by Lade Kabagani) MANILA - The Philippines will receive at least 17 million more doses of coronavirus vaccines from the World Health Organization-led COVAX facility after the end of President Rodrigo Duterte's term. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief of the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF), bared the COVAX commitment Monday night when he welcomed 299,520 doses of Pfizer jabs at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 with United States Embassy Manila Charge d'Affaires Heather Variava. The jabs were donated by the US government through COVAX and was the final vaccine delivery under the Duterte administration. "The COVAX Facility has committed to deliver 17 million doses
Duterte s executive order approved the policy agenda, which outlines measures that seek to strengthen healthcare capacity, reopen the economy, and prepare the country for future pandemics, among other objectives.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on Thursday said it is seeking to shorten the isolation period for fully vaccinated health workers to five days.
BARRIERS FOR PROTECTION. Acrylic barriers are installed on each desk at the Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila in preparation for possible inclusion in face-to-face classes. Despite the retrofitting of classrooms to ensure safety against Covid-19, not all parents are comfortable in sending their children back to school as limited face-to-face classes begin in select institutions on Nov. 15, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Manila PIO) MANILA- Even with cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections on the decline, some parents remain half-hearted in sending their children back to school for face-to-face classes. Not until the virus is eradicated or the entire population has been vaccinated, some parents said, adding that they would rather have their children stay home for blended learning. Others, however, want to have their children lead more normal lives and reduce the stress of staying at home for more than a year now. Netizens have contradicting opinions on the reope