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Private sector, LGUs get procured 502-K AstraZeneca doses

The Philippines received on Friday morning (Sept. 10) 502,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses procured by local government units and the private sector. The vaccines transported through China Airlines flight were procured under...

MMC calls for eased restrictions for fully vaxxed population

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Thursday (Sep. 9) called on the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to ease the restrictions for COVID-19 fully vaccinated...

IATF ‘provisionally’ approves pilot implementation of alert level system in NCR

Malacaῆang on Friday (Sept. 10) said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has “provisionally” approved the initial directions for the pilot implementation of the alert level system in Metro Manila, while discussion is ongoing on what level will be imposed on the region.

FDA closely monitors breakthrough COVID-19 cases

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is closely monitoring the breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the country. Based on the agency’s data, there are 1,135 cases of COVID-19 infections among vaccinated individuals and...

WHO calls for booster shots’ moratorium extension

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on the countries to postpone the giving of COVID-19 booster shots to “enable” every country, especially low-income countries, to vaccinate at least 40% of their...

Cebu to cut fully vaccinated quarantine to 5 days

The provincial government of Cebu will soon implement a shortened quarantine period of five days for fully vaccinated returning overseas Filipinos. The quarantine adjustment is in line with the local government’s move...

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