A total of 57,494,154 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered nationwide since the rollout began in March, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday (Oct. 28).
President Rodrigo Duterte enjoined his fellow Southeast Asian leaders to hasten the procurement of additional vaccines and attend to the needs of vulnerable groups amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the decision of some local government units (LGUs) with jurisdiction over tourist destinations to scrap the COVID-19 swab test requirement for fully vaccinated guests.
Following the reports on the Health Technology Assessment Council’s (HTAC) recommendation on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified that the recommendations signed by the Secretary of Health are interim recommendations to guide sectoral planning.
The Philippines is expected to reach its immediate goal of having 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in its inventory Thursday (Oct. 28) with the delivery of more Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.
Advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday (Oct. 26) voted in favor of authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.
