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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday fully approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, a move expected to trigger a new wave of vaccine mandates as the Delta variant batters the country. “The FDA’s approval of this vaccine is a milestone as we continue to battle the Covid-19 pandemic,” acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement. “While millions of people have already safely received Covid-19 vaccines, we recognize that […]
(Eagle News) – Some three million doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived in the country on Thursday, Aug. 19, becoming the largest delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in a single day. The three million Sinovac doses which were purchased from China arrived just a day after 365,040 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived in the country. The latest deliveries bring to almost 46 million doses the total vaccines delivered so far. The Philippine Airlines aircraft carrying the […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 declines faster than that of the AstraZeneca jab, according to a new study published on Thursday. “Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech have greater initial effectiveness against new COVID-19 infections, but this declines faster compared with two doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca,” researchers at Oxford University said. The study, which has not been peer reviewed, is based on the results of a survey by Britain’s […]
Duterte: “If there is an excess of supply sa inyo, pakitulong naman dito sa bayan ko” (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to the United States government for more vaccines against COVID-19 to be given to the Philippines if they have excess supplies. In his “Talk to the People” on Monday, Aug. 16, Duterte said that he understood that the COVID-19 situation is worsening everywhere especially with the increased transmission of the very […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday submitted preliminary clinical data to US health authorities as part of their effort to seek authorization for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine for all Americans. Last week, the United States approved the booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for people with weakened immune systems. Pfizer and BioNTech presented the results of their Phase One trial that evaluated the safety and efficacy of […]
Poland has sold one million Pfizer Covid vaccine doses to Australia as part of a “responsible policy of solidarity”, the Polish health minister said Sunday. Health Minister Adam Niedzieslki said that Poland’s vaccine purchases “allow us to meet the needs of our citizens and support others in need”. Polish ambassador to Australia Michal Kolodziejski said: “In these tough times for our Australian friends, Poland has decided to share with Australia one million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines received over half a million Pfizer doses and another 1.5 million Sinovac doses as of Thursday, July 22, bringing to nearly 30 million doses the total COVID-19 vaccines delivered to the country since February. The 562,770 doses of government-procured Pfizer-BioNTech anti-COVID vaccines arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday night, July 21, via DHL Flight LD457. This was part of the 40 million Pfizer doses which the national government secured […]
by Michelle FITZPATRICK FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — Covid-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer on Wednesday said they had found a South African partner to produce their jab on the African continent for the first time. The move comes amid growing criticism of vaccine inequality that has seen poor countries fall behind richer ones in the race to protect people from the coronavirus. Under the agreement, Cape Town-based Biovac will complete the last step in the […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — People who received BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine had ten times the amount of antibodies than those given China’s Sinovac, a Hong Kong study has shown, adding to growing data on different jabs’ effectiveness. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) research, based on a study of 1,442 healthcare workers, was published in Lancet Microbe on Thursday. Researchers said antibodies are not the only measure of a vaccine’s success at fighting a […]
(Eagle News) – Muntinlupa City said that a still undetermined number of Pfizer doses may have been inappropriately stored at the Festival Mall facility that could have affected its efficacy and would thus not be used anymore. In a statement, the Muntinlupa City government said that based on their initial study the Pfizer doses at the Festival Mall had not been stored at the required temperature for this type of vaccine. “Ayon sa inisyal na […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they would seek regulatory authorization for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine. It comes after initial data from an ongoing trial showed a third shot pushed antibody levels five to 10 times higher against the original coronavirus strain and the Beta variant, first found in South Africa, compared to the first two doses alone, according to a statement. “The companies expect to publish more […]
US also donating close to a million vaccine doses to the PHL set to arrive by July https://youtu.be/2_0XQHlDvSk (Eagle News) – The Philippines will be receiving at least 70 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, including the 40 million Pfizer doses that were finalized through a bilateral deal, according to Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez. In an interview with the Eagle News Service program Balitalakayan on […]
