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DOH backs mandatory inoculation for vulnerable sectors

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is in favor of mandating vaccination for sectors that are at most risk of getting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

US pushes for broader COVID-19 vaccination while pills emerge as alternative therapy

NEW YORK (Xinhua) - The US federal government has released its biggest push to encourage widespread vaccination against COVID-19, while Pfizer and Merck have introduced in tandem their pills as an alternative therapy for coronavirus patients.

PH aims to vaccinate 5-M in three-day massive vax drive

MANILA – The Philippine government targets to inoculate five million people in the three-day "National Vaccination Day" this November, a ranking pandemic task force official said Friday (Nov. 5).

Cases now ‘manageable’ but Delta effects not yet reversed: DOH

The number of active coronavirus cases in the Philippines is now at a "manageable" level, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday as she cited the consistent decline in infections since the Delta variant outbreak.

Philippines hits 1-M daily COVID-19 jab target

The Philippines has administered the highest number of COVID-19 vaccines in a single day at 1,119,389 doses on Thursday (Nov. 4), as it ramps up its vaccination program. The latest record was...

No intention to distress LGUs with poor vax rollout: Palace

It is not the intention of President Rodrigo Duterte to distress local government units (LGUs) with a poor coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination drive, Malacañang said on Friday.

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