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(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 police personnel remain unvaccinated for COVID-19, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the 1,040 personnel who have no COVID-19 shots constitute 0.45 percent of the total 225,676 policemen. The PNP said they remain unvaccinated for “no valid reason.” The police organization said these unvaccinated policemen are required to present an RT-PCR result test that yields negative results to report to work, and shall submit this every two […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo received her COVID-19 vaccine second dose on Wednesday, Aug. 11. In a post on her Facebook page, Robredo said she received her dose at the Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon City as part of the A3 category, or the category for people with comorbidities. Earlier, Robredo said she has hypertension. Robredo said her staff members who are members of that same category also got inoculated on the same […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte received the second dose of his COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, July 12. Pictures posted on Senator Bong Go’s Facebook account showed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III administering the dose. The President received his first dose of China’s Sinopharm on May 3. According to World Health Organization guidelines, Sinopharm’s two vaccine doses should be administered in intervals of three to four weeks. If the second dose is administered less than […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs cleared more COVID-19 vaccine doses upon arrival in the country, as the Philippines’ vaccination drive continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the bureau said the 1.5 million doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived on Friday May 7, via Flight No. 5J 671 from China. Over 2 million AstraZeneca doses (2,030,400 doses) arrived via Singapore Airlines Flight SQ 910 from the Netherlands on Saturday, May 8. The arrival […]
(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 immigration frontliners are expected to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine starting this weekend. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the target is to inoculate 1,250 immigration personnel. The government-procured CoronaVac, the vaccine from Sinovac Biotech, will be used. The vaccine is administered in two doses in an interval of 28 days. According to the bureau, in compliance with the priority list given by the Inter-Agency Task Force for […]
(Eagle News) — Over nine million COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX facility are expected to arrive in the Philippines by April this year. The Department of Health said in a statement the 9.2 million vaccine doses are part of the 44 million vaccine doses allocated under the facility that aims to ensure all countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines. World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe said in the statement “the […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has warned the public against fake COVID-19 vaccines that may be sold in the Philippine market. Citing a Europol and United States Department of Homeland Security report, the bureau said some criminal groups have already resorted to selling fake vaccines in some countries, taking advantage of the “lucrative” COVID-19 vaccine market. The bureau advised the public to remain vigilant and to report anyone selling these, noting that their use may […]
