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(File photo) MANILA - A health official on Wednesday said the government is considering the expansion of pediatric vaccination among under 12 years old by next year. "We are considering, actually we have considered that in our plans for vaccination of below 12 years old," Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said during an online media forum. She, however, said the vaccination processes in the country always require the recommendation of the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC)....

(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - A total of 60,406,424 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine have been administered nationwide since the rollout began in March, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said the National Capital Region has the highest number of fully vaccinated individuals at 8,616,362 or 88.13 percent of its 13,966,233 population. It is followed by the Cordillera Administrative Region with 502,283 fully vaccinated indi...

RUSSIAN JABS ARRIVE. Philippine Airlines Flight PR8623 arrives with 2.7 million doses of Sputnik V vaccines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 2, 2021). The shipment is the biggest delivery so far by Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute. (PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The Philippines on Tuesday received 2.7 million doses of government-procured Sputnik V vaccines, bringing the country's total supplies to 108,912,460 doses. Philippine Airlin...

MORE JABS. National Task Force against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. (right) and US Embassy Manila Charge d' Affaires Heather Variava (left) place a Resbakuna sticker on the box containing a portion of a total of 2,098,980 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on Sunday evening (Oct. 31, 2021). The latest shipment of the American-made jabs is expected to beef up the country's vaccination ...

(File photo) MANILA - Over 27 million Filipinos are now fully protected against coronavirus infections, according to the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 tracker on Sunday. Based on the National Covid-19 Vaccination Dashboard, the Philippines has already administered 59,134,236 doses nationwide. Of the total, 31,862,067 doses were given as first shots and 27,272,169 were used as second doses. The country's average daily vaccination rate in the last seven days stood at 518,294 doses...

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Tonights last word. the 11th hour with brian williams, starts now. >> good evening once again day 272 of the biden administration, and this evening flags at the white house, lives throughout washington and the u.s. facility throughout the country and around the world are at half staff in honor of colin paul who died this morning, general paul was 84 years old, he died of covid complications while battling both parkinsons and multiple myeloma. we will have more and much more of its life and legac...

0 tonights last word. the 11th hour with brian williams, starts now. >> good evening once again day 272 of the biden administration, and this evening flags at the white house, lives throughout washington and the u.s. facility throughout the country and around the world are at half staff in honor of colin paul who died this morning, general paul was 84 years old, he died of covid complications while battling both parkinsons and multiple myeloma. we will have more and much more of its life and leg...

Police say the victim was killed on Route 272 in Drumore Township.