PROTECTION. The Ponciano Bernardo Elementary School along P. Tuazon Boulevard in Quezon City accommodates vaccinees on Jan. 14, 2022. Recipients aged 12 and above are eligible for Covid-19 vaccines nationwide. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The government will tap seven pharmaceutical stores and private clinics in the National Capital Region (NCR) to expand the Covid-19 booster vaccination program. The initiative will address the shortage of vaccinators as the government targets at least 90 million for full vaccination by mid-year. Select Metro Manila branches of Mercury Drug, Watsons, The Generics Pharmacy, Generika, South Star Drug, QualiMed, and Healthway will begin administering booster doses on January 21 and will prioritize economic front-liners of the private sector. "This strategy is now being practiced in the US and globally, the use of big pharmacies and private sector clinics and the use of our pharmacist as vaccinator," National Task Force Agains
(PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The Philippines on Wednesday night hit over 210 million in secured vaccine doses since the pandemic started as it receive yet another batch of Moderna jabs procured by the private sector. National Task Force Against Covid-19 consultant, Lt. Col. Francel Margareth Taborlupa together with other officials from the government welcomed the arrival of 1,230,800 doses of Moderna jabs, which she said would greatly contribute to the country's target of vaccinating 54 million people. The latest shipment will be used for first and second doses, as well as for booster shots, the official added. Data from the Department of Health showed that over 60 million doses of vaccines were delivered to the Philippines in December 2021 alone, with more donations and procured doses expected to arrive before 2021 ends. "It's going to boost the vaccination effort of the Philippine government. It will really help us attain our target of vaccinating 54 million in or
ARRIVAL OF PFIZER DOSES. National Task Force Against Covid-19 Special Adviser Dr. Teodoro Herbosa (left) with US Embassy in the Philippines Officeof International NarcoticsandLaw Enforcement Affairs Director Kelia Cummins during the arrival of 871,650 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Thursday (Dec. 23, 2021). Herbosa said while the emergency use authorization for the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old has been issued by the Food and Drug Administration, the actual doses to be used are expected to arrive by January 2022. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech (Pfizer) vaccine for those aged five to 11 years old are expected to arrive by January next year. National Task Force Against Covid-19 Special Adviser Dr. Teodoro Herbosa said while the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the use of the Pfizer vaccine on 5 to 11-year old children has been approved, the actual dos
National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) chief and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (PNA photo) MANILA - The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines donated by Germany to the Philippines through the COVAX Facility have reached more than 10 million after 1,531,000 doses of the Moderna jab arrived on Thursday. German Embassy Economic Counselor Georg Maue said the European country is happy to donate another batch in support of the Philippines' "very good and well-functioning" vaccination program. "With the pandemic continuing, we believe it's very important to build on our strongest instrument, which we have and it is still vaccination," Maue said in a media interview at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City. National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) chief and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., thanked Germany and the COVAX Facility for the latest donation. "We would like to thank COVAX for their continued support