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DOH: 5- to 11-year-olds jab preparations underway, target is 15.5-M minors

The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday (Jan. 29) said preparations for the COVID-19 vaccination rollout of children ages five to 11 years old are well underway.

AstraZeneca vax interval shortened, won’t affect ‘no vax, no ride’

MANILA – Those who recently got inoculated with AstraZeneca's (AZ) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) jabs do not have to worry about failing to comply with the "no vaccination, no ride" policy in Metro Manila, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Friday (Jan. 28).

Pfizer, Moderna step up testing Omicron-specific vaccines amid pandemic surge

Pfizer and Moderna are stepping up trials of COVID-19 vaccines that specifically target the Omicron variant, as the highly contagious variant now accounts for 99.9% of new infections in the United States.

Myanmar logs 237 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths for 5 consecutive days

YANGON - Myanmar reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 for five consecutive days, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Friday, Jan. 28.

DOH: Vaccinated persons can donate blood

The Department of Health (DOH) clarified anew on Friday (Jan. 28) that individuals who have been administered with COVID-19 vaccines can still donate blood, in response to posts claiming that blood donation is not possible after inoculation.

Dosage of Pfizer jabs for 5- to 11-year-olds different: DOH exec

The dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine given to children aged five years to 11 years is different from those given to 12- to 17-year-olds and adults, a Department of Health (DOH) official said Friday (Jan. 28).

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