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LOOK: May Parsons and Filipino nurses honored on a London bus
MANILA, Philippines – May Parsons, the Filipina-British nurse who became part of history when she administered the firs…
COVID-19 vaccine
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These LGUs open COVID-19 vaccine registration to minors aged 12 to 17
MANILA, Philippines – Several local government units (LGU) in Metro Manila have opened COVID-19 vaccination registratio…
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Son seeks help for mother who developed GBS allegedly after J&J vaccination
MANILA, Philippines – A son is seeking help for his mother who allegedly got the Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) after sh…
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Doctor shows all brands of COVID-19 vaccine work
MANILA, Philippines – A doctor shared from her experience how COVID-19 vaccines work regardless of brand. To encourag…
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DOH probes breach in COVID-19 vaccination protocol
MANILA, Philippines – A vaccination video showing a volunteer nurse failing to push the contents of a syringe containin…
President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte threatens to jail individuals who refuse vaccine
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest people who refuse to get vaccinated against CO…
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DOH announces Filipinos can now be vaccinated anywhere in PH
MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos can now be inoculated anywhere in the Philippines as the Department of Health (DOH) imp…
Pfizer
Philippines to procure 40M Pfizer doses
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government has made the biggest vaccine procurement for 2021 with the signing of a…
senior citizen
IATF allows gyms in NCR Plus, movement of fully vaccinated seniors
MANILA, Philippines – The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Thursday, June 10, 2021, allowed the opening of indoor non-…
Pfizer
DOH recommends no announcement of COVID-19 vaccine brand
MANILA, Philippines – To prevent overcrowding in vaccination sites, the Department of Health (DOH) has urged local gove…
PRC
Go pushes PRC examiners inclusion in vax priority, calls on gov't to avoid delays in board exam
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has appealed for the inclusion of frontliners of the Professional R…
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Medical doctors refute anti-COVID-19 vaccine claims by Dr. Ron
MANILA, Philippines – Several medical doctors have countered anti-vaccine sentiments by Dr. Ron Samaniego, a doctor of …
Philhealth
Is PhilHealth identification number a requirement for COVID-19 vaccination?
MANILA, Philippines – Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has announced during a Palace briefing on Tuesday, March 30 that …
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Mayors skip vaccine priority list, receive COVID-19 shots
MANILA, Philippines – Despite not being on the government’s top priority list, five mayors from Visayas were inoculated…
Ramon Tulfo
Sinas allegedly vaccinated against COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines – Former special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo claimed that Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen…
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PH gov’t may start COVID-19 immunization in February
MANILA, Philippines – The government may start giving the first COVID-19 jab next month with vaccines provided by the C…
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Philippines secures 25 million doses of Sinovac vaccine
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr. affirmed the announcement made by the Departm…
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PH enters into term sheet agreement for 30 million doses of Covovax
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is assured of thirty million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, with the recent signing o…
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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine gets WHO approval for emergency use
MANILA, Philippines – The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine became the first vaccine to receive World Health Organizatio…
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Pacquiao volunteers to be first to receive COVID-19 vaccine from China
MANILA, Philippines – Responding to fears that the COVID-19 vaccine from China is unsafe, Sen. Manny Pacquiao volunteer…