Thursday, May 21, 2026
Today's Print

Tag: COVID-19 vaccine

Speedy vaccine rollout will win the war against COVID-19

The vaccine rollout is a critical element in the full opening the Philippine economy. It is the starting point or ground zero that will...

Health workers top priority

At least 116,000 health workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) have signed up to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH)...

2022 bets will take their poll agenda to social media

"The continuing pandemic is changing the different aspects of our personal and social life."   At least 15 months to go until the May 2022 national...

AstraZeneca hit by COVID-19 jab delays, disagreements

Only a few weeks ago, Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca was being applauded for the speed with which it developed its COVID-19 vaccine. Experts heralded the...

EU backtracks on restricting vaccines to Northern Ireland

The EU backtracked Friday over threats to restrict vaccine exports to Northern Ireland after London voiced “grave concerns” over the proposed move. A furious row...

Novaliches set to use churches as vaccine sites

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Tuesday thanked the Diocese of Novaliches for allowing the use of their big parishes as inoculation sites ahead...

Our Dengvaxia moment

"The question of public acceptability lingers."   The conflicting statements and reports being issued by administration officials on the government’s Covid-19 vaccination program is turning this...

Vaccine facts vs. spins

"We must demand transparency."   Published reports on the 50-percent efficacy of the government-favored Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine has alarmed several lawmakers, patient groups, and health sector...

The vaccine rollout challenge

"It is time to win the war against COVID-19." Inoculating the entire Filipino population is not by any means an easy task. One has to...

Parañaque spending $1 million for COVID vaccine shots

The City of Parañaque is preparing $1 million after it signed an agreement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Phils. for the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine...

Faith in faith, faith in science

"A good number of Filipinos still have to be convinced that getting the vaccine would be for the good of everybody."   Saturday’s substantial turnout of...

Sinopharm ‘most unsafe’ vaccine–Taiwan News; FDA wants proof

A Taiwanese online news company said the COVID-19 vaccine of the Chinese company Sinopharm, with a list of 73 possible side effects, is being...

L’affair COVID-19 vaccine

"What are these agencies waiting for?"   A regular listener of our daily morning radio program Karambola on DWIZ 882 AM asked what violations, if any,...

COVID-19 in 2021

"Let’s stay the course while moving forward."   I do not intend to rain on the parade over the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in several countries. Most...
- Advertisement -spot_img
- Advertisement -spot_img