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Amid reports from the Department of Health (DOH) about depleting stocks of monovalent and bivalent COVID-19 vaccines, Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Health Committee, reiterated his support for efforts to timely and effectively assess the need to acquire more vaccines for the Philippine population. During an interview after aiding fire victims in Quezon […]
AnaKalusugan Partylist is pushing for better access to human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines to help eliminate cervical cancer in the country. “We need to include HPV vaccines in our list of priorities as we continue to expand our Universal Health Care coverage. Vaccines combined with regular screening, are considered the most effective way for women […]
BHW Party-list Representative Angelica Natasha Co, Vice-Chair of the Appropriations and Health Committees, emphasized the need for enhanced defenses against African swine fever (ASF), foot and mouth disease (FMD), and bird flu. Co proposed measures to support livestock raisers, particularly backyard animal raisers, in protecting their animals from these diseases. The legislator’s statement comes after […]
Senator Bong Go expressed his concern over reports that almost half of Filipino children are not being fully immunized against common diseases, such as measles and polio. For this reason, Go has taken a proactive stance in once again urging health authorities to address vaccine hesitancy and promote awareness on the importance of immunization especially […]
COVID-19 vaccines expire, but the duty to tell the public how much they cost does not, Senator Chiz Escudero said in pressing the government anew to lift the “veil of secrecy” on all pandemic-era vaccine purchases. “Millions of vaccine shots have unfortunately expired. But what does not go stale is the responsibility to disclose the […]
Senator Bong Go renewed his call for eligible Filipinos to join in the government’s goal of overcoming the pandemic as soon as possible by getting their jabs against COVID-19 while the Department of Health remains to negotiate with vaccine manufacturers in acquiring bivalent vaccines. According to DOH Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, bivalent vaccines are […]
Senator Bong Go urged the Commission on Audit to do its mandate and audit funds used for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in light of issues on vaccine wastage. “Sa ngayon, gawin ng COA ang kanyang mandato to conduct a thorough audit and compel the agencies involved na magsubmit po ng mga required reports,” Go […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) administered 15,249 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters in Marawi City through the PRC Mobile Bakuna Team, fully inoculating 7,657 persons from 2021 to 2022. The PRC Bakuna Team supported the city government’s vaccination efforts at the City Hall Gym in Barangay Bangon, Marawi City. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Assistant Secretary-designate for Livestock and Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Reildrin Morales, and Robina Farm Operations Director Dante Palabrica jointly announced the African swine fever (ASF) vaccine trial results during a press conference recently. “In the trial, no clinical signs associated with ASF disease were observed and minimal non-ASF related […]
“Triple ingat.”This was the appeal of Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles to local government units after a fire in a Department of Health building in Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur destroyed more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses recently. A Department of Interior and Local Government memorandum also states that vaccines should be administered within three […]