Young kids below 12 yrs. to take only 1/3 vax dose
The Department of Health will be studying the vaccination of young children below 12 years old against COVID-19 now that ...
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Dentists added as vaccinators for kids, seniors
The government is planning to hire more vaccinators—including dentists—as the country gets ready to inoculate minors aged 12 to 17 ...
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Jabs for 12-17: DOH needs parents’ consent
The government could start vaccinating minors aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 by October, a Health official said Sunday. In ...
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Seniors’ household members next
Household members of senior citizens could be included in the priority sector for the country's inoculation program against COVID-19 as ...
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Pasig completes jabs for A2 senior citizens
Pasig City reached 100% completion of the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine for the A2 priority group or eligible ...
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A persistent threat
The good news has been that the number of fully vaccinated individuals against COVID-19 in the Philippines has surpassed the ...
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DOH: Used vials a means to stop illegal vax sale
The Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday that vaccination teams in local government units were conducting "reverse logistics" to keep ...
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DOH: 8 regions to get more vax doses; 2 million jabs of Sinovac arrive
Regions battling spike in COVID-19 infections have been allocated more vaccines, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Thursday. Duque identified ...
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PH to buy 50M Moderna shots
The government has reserved 50 million doses of Moderna booster shots for 2022, Philippine Ambassador to Washington D.C. Jose Manuel ...
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Vaccinated
"We should continue calibrating our opening up." The good news is about 85 percent of the country's frontline health ...
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