President Bongbong Marcos: “Kapag ito ay naging matagumpay, hindi lang ito balik-eskuwela kundi balik-negosyo, balik-hanapbuhay at balik-kaunlaran.” PRESIDENT BONGBONG MARCOS — The President said that the resumption of face-to-face classes will boost the economic recovery in the Philippines. In the 221st episode of his weekly vlog, the President is hoping for a successful resumption of … Read more
DOH: “Habang ang [vaccine] hesitancy ay bumaba, walang urgency yung pagpapabooster kasi karamihan.” DOH — The Department of Health is not considering at this time to require booster shots, particularly for people living in areas under the Alert Level 1 status. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said during a public briefing on Saturday that the DOH … Read more
The WHO said that it wasn’t yet recommending the use of COVID-19 booster doses. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it wasn’t yet recommending the use of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. During a virtual forum on Wednesday, WHO Coordinator for Essential Medicines and Health Technologies Dr. Socorro Escalante said that further studies were … Read more
US President Biden said that he and first lady Jill Biden were planning to get booster shots once they’re eligible. US President Joe Biden said that he and first lady Jill Biden were planning to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots once they’re eligible. According to a report on CNN, the President said in an interview … Read more
France, Germany, UK, and Israel will continue their COVID-19 booster plans despite WHO’s call for moratorium. France, Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom will continue their COVID-19 booster plans despite World Health Organization’s call for a moratorium. CNN Philippines reported that Germany, France, Israel, and the United Kingdom were all forging ahead with plans to … Read more
Philippine experts were studying the efficacy of COVID-19 booster shots, according to DOH. On Saturday, the Department of Health (DOH) said that Philippine experts were studying the efficacy of COVID-19 booster shots. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an interview at the Laging Handa public briefing that Philippine experts were studying data from all … Read more
The local study on COVID-19 vaccine mixing will include COVID-19 booster shots, according to DOST. Officials from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday said that the local study on the mixing of COVID-19 vaccine brands will also look into COVID-19 booster shots. Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health … Read more