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(Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Undersecretary Eric Domingo who explains the amendments to the emergency use authority (EUA) for Moderna so these could be used for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old. Domingo also explains other issues related to vaccines, including the aim to achieve population protection or even herd immunity by year-end. He also explains the importance of completing vaccination, and getting the full dose, as studies […]
Assures hospitals that Philhealth has the funds to pay claims https://youtu.be/ceTqhVcqJ2A (Eagle News) — Philhealth confirmed on Monday, Aug. 9, that it still has around P20 billion in unpaid reimbursements to private and public hospitals and that it is still reconciling its records on this amount. The Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) has earlier said that Philhealth’s unpaid reimbursements to private and public hospitals has reached P20 billion. Philhealth will have a dialogue tomorrow, Tuesday, […]
https://youtu.be/dBJtZX_68bE (Eagle News) – The vaccination of children and teenagers could happen by the end of the year, since the priority right now is the vaccination of priority groups such as health workers, the elderly, and those with comorbidities. This was according to Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Undersecretary Eric Domingo in an interview by the Eagle News Service program, Balitalakayan. “Dito naman kasi sa atin, nasa huling priority ang vaccination […]
Vaccine experts currently studying data on effectivity and safety of Sinovac vaccines for kids (Eagle News) – Sinovac has applied to amend its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) with the Philippine Food and Drug Administration so that the vaccine could be administered to children – from 3 to 17 years old. This was revealed by FDA Director-General Undersecretary Eric Domingo during President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Talk to the People” on July 6. If the application is […]
FDA chief Domingo says he’s still waiting for full data on around 500k who have been given AstraZeneca shots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwgIwNlkBLg (Eagle News) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that there were no observed incidence of blood clots among the half a million who had been administered with the AstraZeneca vaccines in the country. FDA Director General Eric Domingo said that so far there had been no reported incidents of […]
FDA gives green light after PHL vaccine expert panel recommendation on Sinovac use for senior citizens, citing its safety and efficacy (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration approved on Wednesday, April 7, the use of Sinovac vaccines for the elderly. FDA Director-General Undersecretary Eric Domingo said that they approved the Sinovac vaccine with the brand name Coronavac for use in the elderly or those aged 60 and above after the recommendation […]
(Eagle News) – Russia’s anti-COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V has been given emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency’s director general said. FDA Director General Undersecretary Eric Domingo said that they issued the EUA to Sputnik V manufactured by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute after a “rigorous and thorough review.” Sputnik V even has a higher efficacy rate against COVID-19 at 91.6 percent, which is higher than the 63.09% against […]
PHL rollout begins with medical frontliners, testing czar Dizon also gets Sinovac (Eagle News) — The director of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), Dr. Gerardo “Gap” Legaspi becomes the first person to be given the Sinovac vaccine in the country, as the Philippines begins is vaccination roll-out to defeat COVID-19. Legaspi said that he is also very thankful that vaccines had already arrived in the country. He said even his family members will get […]
(Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration stressed that China’s Sinovac vaccines had an efficacy rate as high as 91.2 percent in the general population in Turkey, and up to 65.3 percent in Indonesia, and were therefore effective for the general population in preventing COVID-19. FDA Director General Undersecretary Eric Domingo also assured the public that Sinovac vaccines, under the trade name Coronavac, had not exhibited any severe adverse effects in the various […]
(Eagle News) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is coordinating with Pfizer and BioNTech so that the Philippines can be updated on developments regarding recent response to its vaccines on individuals given this inoculation in other countries. So far, the FDA said that because of reported adverse reactions monitored in other countries in some individuals particularly in very sick elderly patients, and severe allergic reactions in persons with a history of […]
FDA says it has not yet authorized entry and use of any COVID vaccine in the PHL (Eagle News) — Malacanang warned the public against availing of alleged COVID-19 vaccines in the black market, saying these are not yet registered and their safety and efficacy are in question, and could even be a danger to one’s health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also said that the source of these alleged vaccines is also questionable, […]
(Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the commercial use of 16 rapid antibody test kits, amid efforts to expand testing for COVID-19. In an advisory issued on Saturday, April 18, the FDA said that the approved test kits “have have completed necessary documentary requirements and have undergone review and evaluation”. The FDA explained that the rapid test kits “detect the presence of antibodies in an individual’s blood or serum”, specifically […]
