MANILA – The government is planning to administer booster shots against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to about nine million individuals in priority sectors before the end of the year, an official of the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 said on Tuesday (Nov. 23).
MANILA – The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) reported Tuesday (Nov. 23) that more than 35,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), or more than 72.2% of the country's inmate population in its penal farms and prison facilities, have received the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.
NEW YORK - Almost one in five health care workers have chosen to quit since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Fox News quoted a recent report of the Atlantic as saying.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will request for persons deprived of liberty (PDL) to be included in the national vaccination drive to be held on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.
Less than a week since the start of administering booster shots to healthcare workers, phase one of the injection of booster shots for senior citizens and for immunocompromised individuals started today (Nov. 22) in Quezon City.
As the active ally of the government, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) also supports local government-run Bakuna Centers in many parts of the country to help curb the ongoing pandemic.
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