#vacciNATION

Getting vaccinated is not just a personal decision but a way to help the community, Health and Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) member Dr. Maria Carinnes Alejandria said Thursday (May 27) in the Laging Handa public briefing.

Nilinaw ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na hindi para sa overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ang patakaran ng Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) hinggil sa partikular na tatak ng bakuna kontra COVID-19.

Nagtala ang Department of Health (DOH) ng 5,310 bagong kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa at 7,408 na kasong gumaling nitong Miyerkules (Mayo 26).

National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Spokesperson Restituto Padilla assured the public on Wednesday (May 26) that none of the vaccines delivered to the country will be wasted.

A larger shipment of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by the Gamaleya Research Institute in Russia is expected to arrive in the Philippines sometime next week or early next month.

The Department of Health (DOH) said it aims to administer one million to two million jabs per week once the COVID-19 vaccine supply is “stable.”