VAX SITE. Vaccinees queue up outside the Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center in Novaliches, Quezon City on Monday (Nov. 22, 2021). The hospital accommodates minors aged 12 to 17 years for inoculation against Covid-19. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - An initial 5,000 health care workers in Quezon City, including non-medical personnel, were lined up to receive their additional coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine shots on Tuesday. The designated sites are Rosa Susano Elementary School in Novaliches, Pinyahan Elementary School in Diliman, and Don Alejandro Roces Science Technology High School in Barangay Obrero, open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Department of Health said additional or booster shots shall be given to vaccinees who received their second dose at least six months ago, except for the single-dose Janssen vaccine that is recommended ata three-month interval. "Our health care workers are the first ones to receive the vaccines when we first launched it in Marc
BOOSTER JABS. A police medical front-liner undergoes medical examination before getting a Covid-19 booster shot in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Monday (Nov. 22, 2021). A total of 591 medical front-liners assigned at the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame received booster shots during its rollout. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the PNP Deputy Chief for Administration) MANILA - A total of 591 medical workers assigned at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame received booster shots against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) during its rollout on Monday. Citing the latest data from the PNP Health Service on Tuesday, PNP deputy chief for administration, Lt. Gen. Joselito Vera Cruz, said the number is part of the 1,242 Camp Crame-based medical workers who have signed up for booster doses. The 591 medical front-liners include 178 police commissioned officers (PCO), 309 police non-commissioned officers (PNCO), and 104 non-uniformed personnel (NUP). Vera Cruz, also the
VAX SITE. Vaccinees queue up outside the Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center in Novaliches, Quezon City on Monday (Nov. 22, 2021). The hospital accommodates minors aged 12 to 17 years for inoculation against Covid-19. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - An initial 5,000 healthcare workers in Quezon City, including non-medical personnel, were lined up to receive their additional coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine shots on Tuesday. The designated sites are Rosa Susano Elementary School in Novaliches, Pinyahan Elementary School in Diliman, and Don Alejandro Roces Science Technology High School in Barangay Obrero, open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Department of Health said additional or booster shots shall be given to vaccinees who received their second dose at least six months ago, except for the single-dose Janssen vaccine that is recommended ata three-month interval. "Our health care workers are the first ones to receive the vaccines when we first launched it in March
WAITING FOR VAX. Adults and teenagers wait for their second vaccine doses against Covid-19 at the Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center in Fairview, Quezon City on Monday (Nov. 22, 2021). The government has also started giving additional or booster shots to health care workers, the elderly, and immunocompromised adults. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - The National Covid-19 Vaccination Drive on November 29 to December 1 will be working days so as not to disrupt economic activities while the government ramps up vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19, said workers will be allowed to go to vaccination sites without cut on their salaries. "We also wanted to pick up some more on our economic recovery," he said in an interview during the ceremonial booster vaccination at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City on Monday. The NTF has already crafted the synchron
WAITING FOR VAX. Adults and teenagers wait for their second vaccine doses against Covid-19 at the Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center in Fairview, Quezon City on Monday (Nov. 22, 2021). The government has also started giving additional or booster shots to health care workers, the elderly, and immunocompromised adults. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - The National Covid-19 Vaccination Drive on November 29 and December 1 will be working days so as not to disrupt economic activities while the government ramps up vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The second day, November 30, is aregular non-working holiday to commemorate the birth of Andres Bonifacio, the Father of the Philippine Revolution. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19, said workers will be allowed to go to vaccination sites without cut on their salaries. "We also wanted to pick up some more on our economic recovery," he said in an int