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https://youtu.be/oviE-dpbn40 (Eagle News) — Testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon said that the 117,000 Pfizer vaccine doses from the COVAX Facility of the World Health Organization (WHO) are expected to arrive this April. In a Laging Handa press briefing on Wednesday, March 10, Dizon said that WHO had already committed to deliver the vaccines next month. Those prioritized to be vaccinated with the Pfizer doses coming from WHO will be the country’s health care workers. […]
Misuse of doses to non-priority individuals may lead to termination of COVAX deal (Eagle News) – The country’s task group on immunization against COVID-19 has issued its strict recommendation to give AstraZeneca doses to priority health care workers nationwide, and issued revised guidelines in the administration of vaccines. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Tuesday, March 9, the issuance of the revised guidelines contained in the resolution no. 5 of the National Immunization Technical […]
With arrival of 38,400 add’l doses, total AstraZeneca doses in PHL reach 525,600 (Eagle News) – The second batch of AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the COVAX facility of the World Health Organization arrived on Sunday night, March 7, completing the promised 525,600 initial doses of the vaccine. There were 38,400 AstraZeneca doses that arrived on Sunday night, shortly after 7 p.m. Added to the March 4 delivery of 487,200 doses, the total AstraZeneca doses […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte led Philippine officials in welcoming the arrival of the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility on Thursday night, March 4, 2021. In turn-over ceremonies at the Villamor Air Base, President Duterte thanked the World Health Organization and the various donor countries which made possible the vaccine donations to the Philippines. Also at the ceremony were vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine will receive on Thursday evening at least 487,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX facility, according to Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go. President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Go will also welcome the arrival of the vaccines expected at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021. “Good news po — inaasahan na darating bukas ng gabi, 7:30pm ang 487,200 doses ng mga vaccines mula sa AstraZeneca. […]
GENEVA, United States (AFP) — Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free Covid-19 vaccines before June — more than 10 million doses each — the Covax scheme announced Tuesday. Some 238.2 million doses will be distributed around the world by the end of May through the program aimed at boosting access to coronavirus jabs in poorer nations. Though vaccination campaigns have gathered pace globally, the majority of injections have been […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia became the first country in the Americas Monday to receive a delivery of coronavirus vaccines through the global Covax scheme that aims to ensure poorer countries are not left behind in the global immunization drive. “Today is a very important milestone,” said Colombia President Ivan Duque. With more than 50 million confirmed cases and over 1.2 million deaths, countries of the Americas have experienced the worst impact of the Covid-19 […]
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world’s first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countries. Richer countries have surged ahead with inoculating their population, but many poorer countries are still awaiting their first vaccine doses. “It is important that I set the example that this vaccine is safe by being the first to have it, so […]
by Kent Mensah, with AFP bureaus ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Ghana became the first country to receive vaccines from the global Covax scheme Wednesday, paving the way for poorer nations to catch up with inoculation drives in wealthier parts of the world to stamp out the coronavirus pandemic. But Europe’s vaccine rollout faced fresh problems after AstraZeneca said it would only be able to deliver half its promised doses to the EU, deepening tensions with […]
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Covax programme to ensure equitable worldwide access to Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday published its first distribution list, with enough doses for countries to immunise more than three percent of their populations by mid-2021. The distribution plan comes with lower-income countries falling behind in the vaccination race — a problem Covax was set up to address. It broke down how the programme’s initial 337.2 million doses will be […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China plans to provide 10 million doses of Covid-19 jabs to the WHO-backed international vaccine distribution programme Covax, Beijing said Wednesday as it seeks to reframe perceptions of its role in the pandemic. The Covax programme, which aims to provide two billion doses of vaccine, pools funding from richer countries with the intention of ensuring poorer nations can inoculate their health workers and most vulnerable citizens, on the basis that […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Covax programme for Covid-19 vaccines published its first distribution list Wednesday, planning enough doses for dozens of countries to immunise more than three percent of their populations by mid-year. The list comes with concerns over whether lower-income countries will be left out of the immunisation race dominated by rich nations, a problem Covax was set up to resolve. It broke down for the […]
