DOLE Provides Guidelines For Private Firm Employees Vaccination VACCINATION SHOULD BE FREE – According to the Department of Labor and Employment, employees working at a private firm should get free vaccinations against COVID-19. Recently, DOLE announced Advisory No. 3 Series of 2021. This new advisory provides a guideline for private sectors aiming to vaccinate their … Read more
The WHO had listed the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use worldwide The World Health Organization (WHO) had recently listed the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use worldwide. The World Health Organization on Friday announced that it had listed the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson for use in its … Read more
20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses may arrive in the Philippines in Q2 of 2021, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday said that 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses may arrive in the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021. In a pre-recorded briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, National Task … Read more
The DOH was considering possible sanctions against government officials who got COVID-19 shots while not on the prioritization list. The Department of Health (DOH) was considering possible sanctions against government officials who got vaccinated against COVID-19 while not on the prioritization list as the supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the Philippines remained limited. Health … Read more
President Duterte wanted VP Robredo present when he got inoculated for COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday wanted Vice President Leni Robredo to be present in Malacañang when he got inoculated for COVID-19. In his pre-recorded weekly nation address on Monday, President Duterte again unleashed a series of tirades against Vice President Robredo for encouraging … Read more
The use of different types of COVID-19 vaccine was discouraged pending studies, according to a health expert. A health expert on Sunday discouraged the use of different types of COVID-19 vaccine in order to avoid possible adverse effects. Dr. Rontgene Solante, an infectious disease expert, on Sunday told CNN Philippines that those who had already … Read more
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed into law the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021. According to Senator Bong Go, chairman of the Senate committee on Health, Duterte signed the law on Friday night, February 26, in Malacañang. The new law aims to facilitate the government’s vaccination program against Covid-19. The new law also allotted P500 … Read more
The AFP would verify Ramon Tulfo’s claim that soldiers received “smuggled” COVID-19 vaccine, according to Arevalo. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) would verify former Special Envoy to China Ramon “Mon” Tulfo‘s claim that soldiers received “smuggled” COVID-19 vaccine. GMA News Online reported that the Armed Forces of the Philippines would look into the … Read more
The PGH was ready to receive any COVID-19 vaccine brand for use of its employees, according to Legaspi. PGH Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi on Thursday said that the Philippine General Hospital was ready to receive and vaccinate its employees any COVID-19 vaccine brand as long as it had secured an emergency use authorization (EUA) from … Read more
COVID-19 Vaccinated OFW Tested Positive for Coronavirus COVID-19 VACCINATED OFW – A Filipino worker who was vaccinated against coronavirus in United Arab Emirates (UAE) tested positive for the disease in Mandaue City. Currently, several nations are still on a fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This coronavirus disease has infected a lot of people in over … Read more