School-based vaccination program
The Department of Health and the Department Education have joined hands in rolling out an immunization drive among schools, starting ...
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DOH detects 147 new cases of Omicron sub-variant
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 147 additional Omicron subvariant cases in the country based on the latest sequencing results ...
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Government vax drive has plateaued to 200k daily—DOH
The government’s COVID-19 vaccination program has "plateaued" to 200,000 daily jabs since March, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. ...
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In blow to Biden’s policy for large businesses, US High Court blocks vaccine mandate
The US Supreme Court delivered a blow to President Joe Biden on Thursday (Friday Manila time), blocking his COVID vaccination-or-testing ...
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Drive-thru vax
Drive-thru vaccination is currently underway at the SM North EDSA carpark and SM Fairview multilevel parking area as part of ...
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Unvaxxed workers to pay for antigen test
Government and private workers who delay or refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 can report for work and will not ...
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Mandatory jab backed, ‘no vax, no ayuda’ eyed
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday supported a proposal to make vaccinations against COVID-19 mandatory for specific at-risk sectors ...
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Slow vax rollout irks Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to sanction local government units (LGUs) and ...
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Government to complete inoculation of 12.7 million minors by Q1 next yr.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the vaccination of 12.7 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 could be completed in ...
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Palace sets to vax 1.5 million people a day before Christmas as stocks mount
With the continuous arrival of millions of COVID-19 vaccines, Malacanang vowed to ramp up the government’s vaccination efforts to inoculate ...
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