(File photo) MANILA - Filipinos united against the Covid-19 pandemic deserve most of the credit for the success of the national "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" vaccination drive. Secretary Vince Dizon, Presidential Adviser for Covid-19 Response, said vaccination continues and warned those who have yet to get jabbed that the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, may be after them. "Mr. President, it's also is I think very important, to note that I think our kababayan (countrymen) also deserve a lot of credit because they really came in droves, Mayor, noon pong (on) November 29 to December 1," Dizon told President Rodrigo Duterte in the pre-recorded Talk to the People aired Tuesday. As for the unvaccinated, Dizon said "they could be the target of the Omicron". "Sila po ang hahanapin nung bagong variant kaya dapat po magpabakuna na sila (The new variant will look for them so they have to be vaccinated)," he said. Dizon reported about 8.1 million doses of Cov
JABS FOR TEENS. Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III (right) administers a Covid-19 vaccine to a teenage girl during the extended "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" vaccination drive at the De La Salle University campus in Dasmarinas, Cavite on Dec. 3, 2021. The Philippines has now administered a total of 91,777,433 doses of coronavirus vaccine nationwide. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - The Philippines has administered a total of 91,777,433 doses of coronavirus vaccine nationwide, with 38,168,603 Filipinos are now fully protected against the risks of Covid-19 infection. As of Monday, data from the national Covid-19 vaccination dashboard showed 53,098,886 Filipinos have received their first dose and a total of 509,944 booster shots and additional doses were given to healthcare workers, senior citizens, and immunocompromised individuals. The current average daily vaccination rate in the last seven days stood at 1,497,212 doses. The Department of Health (DOH) reported that a total
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) has so far recorded 1,786 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) reinfections. During a media interview Wednesday, PNP deputy chief for administration, Lt. Gen. Joselito Vera Cruz said of this number, three suffered severe Covid-19 symptoms and one of them has already died. "Total reinfections namin is 1,786 since the start of the pandemic. Konti lang ang reinfections sa reported daily cases namin at majority dito ay new cases (Our total number of reinfections is 1,786 since the start of the pandemic. Reinfections constitute only a small case of our daily reported cases)," said Vera Cruz, who is also chief of the PNP Administrative Support for Covid-19 Task Force (ASCOTF). He added that the fatality is unvaccinated while the other two have received their first dose. Vera Cruz said 1,561 of those who were reinfected with Covid-19 are asymptomatic and 222 have mild symptoms. As of Wednesday, the PNP has logged a t