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BRAVE. A girl watches her younger brother being injected with the reformulated Pfizer Covid-19 jab for the 5-11 age group at a mall in Taytay, Rizal on Feb. 15, 2022. As of the February 26 data, a total of 663,384 in the youngest age group have received at least one dose. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - More than 63 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 while 663,384 children aged 5 to 11 have the first dose, the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) reported ...

1st day of Metro Cebu vax drive for children aged 5-11 ‘successful’

PH gets 780,000 doses of Pfizer jabs for pediatric vaccination

NEW DONATIONS. Customs personnel inspect the shipment of 3,436,290 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine that arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 via a Silkway Airlines flight on Thursday night (Feb. 10, 2022). The jabs were donated by the United States government through the COVAX Facility. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - More than four million doses of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) arrived in two tranches at the Ninoy Aquino I...

US DONATION. National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (center), leads other officials and guests in welcoming the arrival of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on Thursday night (Feb. 10, 2022). More than four million doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived, 780,000 doses of which are for the vaccination of minors aged five years to 11 years. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The government has received a positi...

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pushing to excuse the absence of employees from  work if they would have to accompany their children for inoculation against the virus during the third round of the National Vaccination Day (NVD). In his Labor Advisory (LA) No. 4 (Series of 2022), Labor Secretary Silvestre…

PFIZER FOR KIDS. The Air Hongkong flight carrying 780,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine for children lands at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Friday (Feb. 4, 2022). Vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said the rollout of the vaccination program for five- to 11-year-olds would push through on February 7. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., has assured that the re...

A panel headed by Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran will lead the city contingent in the 2 p.m. discussion today via a Webex

(File photo) MANILA - The inoculation of minors aged 12 to 17 years is on track with nearly seven million already with complete doses against Covid-19. National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., reported on Monday that 54 percent of the target younger population, or a total of 6,789,182, have acquired protection against severe symptoms through Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. "Sa assessment po namin na kung magtuloy-tuloy po ang output natin, kaya po n...

PROTECTION. The Ponciano Bernardo Elementary School along P. Tuazon Boulevard in Quezon City accommodates vaccinees on Jan. 14, 2022. Recipients aged 12 and above are eligible for Covid-19 vaccines nationwide. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The government will tap seven pharmaceutical stores and private clinics in the National Capital Region (NCR) to expand the Covid-19 booster vaccination program. The initiative will address the shortage of vaccinators as the government target...