News ReleaseBA.4 and BA. 5 COVID-19 bivalent vaccine available soon Albertans 12 years of age and older will soon have an additional COVID-19 vaccine choice. Beginning Oct. 24, the bivalent Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster, which includes the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, will be available in Alberta for those 12 years and older. This is … Continue reading
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May Covid-19 vaccines na para sa mga bata sa Alberta
Manila administers over 5K doses of 2nd booster shot
By Marita Moaje Quirino Grandstand, Manila drive-thru vaccination (PNA file photo) MANILA – Over 5,000 individuals have availed of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) second booster shots in the city of Manila since its rollout for immunocompromised individuals on April 26, and for the elderly and health care workers on Thursday. As of Friday, the Manila Public … Continue reading
Bahrain to donate 240K Covid-19 vax doses to PH
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora (Anadolu photo) MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday said Bahrain is donating 240,000 doses of vaccine to the Philippines. The pledge was made during his phone call with Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani on April 13. The DFA said about 40,000 of the total donation … Continue reading
Alberta expands access to fourth vaccine doses
News Release Alberta expands access to fourth vaccine doses Alberta is expanding eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine and Paxlovid treatment to protect those most at risk from severe outcomes. The number of COVID-19-positive patients in hospital remains stable and the total number of patients in hospital is normal for the time of year. … Continue reading
Paxlovid makukuha sa mas maraming parmasya sa Alberta
News Release Paxlovid makukuha sa mas maraming parmasya sa Alberta Simula Abril 1, mas maraming parmasya ang makakapagbigay ng COVID-19 na antiviral na gamot sa mga kwalipikadong Albertan.Ang Paxlovid ay ang unang paggamot sa COVID-19 na inaprubahan ng Health Canada na maaaring inumin sa bahay. Humigit-kumulang 375 Albertans ang nakatanggap ng mga reseta mula noong … Continue reading
1.2M kids aged 5-11, 9.7M minors vaccinated: DOH
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor KIDS VACCINATION. Parents hold their crying 7-year-old son, Asher Jude Agbayani, while being inoculated with the reformulated Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine during the rollout of the jabs for children aged 5 to 11 years old at the Ugnayang La Salle Gymnasium in Dasmariñas City, Cavite on Tuesday (March 15, 2022). Some 381,433 … Continue reading
Philippines ready to fight ‘Deltacron’ variant
By Lade Jean Kabagani MANILA – The Philippines will always be ready for the emergence of any variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that the recombinant virus of the Delta-Omicron variants may spread after it was identified in several regions in France. Viral genomes with a similar … Continue reading
Alberta to lift almost all remaining health restrictions
News Release Alberta to lift almost all remaining health restrictions As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline and pressure on the health-care system decreases, step two of the province’s path back to normal will begin on March 1. Since step one began on Feb. 8, COVID-19 positivity rates in the province have continued to decline. Hospitalizations … Continue reading
61 million Filipinos now fully vaxxed as of Feb. 13
By Lade Jean Kabagani FEAR OF NEEDLE. A young boy closes his eyes as he gets inoculated against Covid-19 at a mall in Antipolo City on Sunday (Feb. 13, 2022). Filipinos aged at least 5 years old are eligible to receive the jabs. (PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA – The Philippines has already administered 130,741,152 doses of … Continue reading
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