Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The rest of the 12 to 17 age group can get their first booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine starting on Thursday, June 30, an official of the Department of Health (DOH)
WATER FUN. Pandemic aside, life is back to normal for these children at a resort in Dasmarinas City, Cavite on Saturday (March 5, 2022). Cavite and Laguna are the only provinces in the Calabarzon Region that is under Alert Level 1, with lesser restrictions and 100-percent capacity in outdoor establishments. (PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - There were no reports of major violations of minimum public health protocols in the National Capital Region and 38 other areas under Alert Level 1 since its implementation on March 1. National Vaccination Operations Center and Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje on Saturday thanked local government units (LGUs) for imposing stringent health measures to ensure that Covid-19 cases will not spike anew. "Sa kabuuan, nasusunod naman ang ating minimum public health protocols (As a whole the minimum public health protocols are being followed)," Cabotaje said at the Laging Handa public briefing. "Pag-iibayuhin lang ng ating mga centers of
WATER FUN. Pandemic aside, life is back to normal for these children at a resort in Dasmarinas City, Cavite on Saturday (March 5, 2022). Cavite and Laguna are the only provinces in the Calabarzon Region that is under Alert Level 1, with lesser restrictions and 100-percent capacity in outdoor establishments. (PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - There were no reports of major violations of minimum public health protocols in the National Capital Region and 38 other areas under Alert Level 1 since its implementation on March 1. National Vaccination Operations Center and Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje on Saturday thanked local government units (LGUs) for imposing stringent health measures to ensure that Covid-19 cases will not spike anew. "Sa kabuuan, nasusunod naman ang ating minimum public health protocols (As a whole the minimum public health protocols are being followed)," Cabotaje said at the Laging Handa public briefing. "Pag-iibayuhin lang ng ating mga centers of
The number of Covid-19 cases crossed 14.21 million across Southeast Asia, with 26,362 new cases reported on Sunday (December 5). New deaths are at 451, bringing accumulated Covid-19 deaths in Asean to 294,155.
PROTECTION. A female vaccinee receives her Covid-19 shot in Sulu province on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021). The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao extended its "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" drive to two more days until December 3. (Photo courtesy of MOH-BARMM) MANILA - The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has managed to increase its daily vaccination rate and achieve at least 40 percent of target, according to Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje on Friday. The region, composed of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi provinces and Marawi City, also extended the three-day massive vaccination campaign to two more days until Friday. Data from the BARMM's Ministry of Health showed that as of November 26, a total of 676,574 have been immunized out of its 2.9 million target, the lowest achievement rate in the country. There were 340 vaccination centers in the entire BARMM set up for the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" vaccination dri