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DOH and FDA: “No indication for the PHL to stop rollout of AstraZeneca vaccines” despite suspension of AstraZeneca use in Europe (Eagle News) – The current 525,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines will be used as the first dose for health care workers to further expand the coverage of the country’s vaccine roll-out, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The DOH also assured that it would be closely monitoring the vaccines used in the […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine will be getting almost a million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines by March 22 at the earliest or early April at the latest, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez. Galvez reported to President Rodrigo Duterte that an additional 1.4 million doses of Sinovac vaccines from China will be arriving in the country this month. In total, the expected vaccines to be coming in would be 2.3 million doses, he […]
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque holds a press briefing on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 (Screenshot of PCOO video) (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that around 35,700 medical frontliners have already received vaccines, as it urged more health workers to get immunized against COVID-19 amid increasing number of cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, March 9, said that at least 35,669 health workers have received vaccines, and more are getting vaccinated as there is higher confidence […]
(Eagle News) – Some 1.4 million additional doses of Sinovac vaccines are expected to arrive in the country this month, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. In an interview over government television PTV-4 on Sunday night, Galvez said that 317,359 doses or more than half of the initial 600,000 doses delivered on Feb. 28 of the Sinovac vaccines had already been deployed nationwide to health workers as their first dose. The second dose […]
https://youtu.be/XDMBhuq5004 (Eagle News) – Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said that an additional 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccines will be delivered within the month. He said that the Chinese embassy has already submitted the signed purchase order for the 1 million doses of the Sinovac vaccines. Galvez also said that with the arrival of Sinovac vaccines, the vaccination of ordinary citizens could already start next month, or in April. He said his […]
(Eagle News) — The vaccine rollout for health frontliners of the New Era General Hospital (NEGH) started Friday, March 5, 2021 as more of the country’s health care workers are assured of vaccines that would protect them from contracting severe cases of COVID-19. The vaccination process starts with the registration of those to be vaccinated, followed by pre-screening before the vaccination itself. An observation procedure on those vaccinated follows. About a hundred health care […]
“It’s about time to open up the economy,” says FFCCCII president (Eagle News) – The head of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc., (FFCCCII) said that they prefer a shift to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) by the end of March at the latest since the vaccine program has already started. FFCCCII president Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong said that “it’s about time to open up the Philippine economy” noting […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zxKJGBSpkw&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) — The vaccination against COVID-19 started in Pasay City on Tuesday, March 2, the same day that the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the presence of the highly infectious South African variant in the country, including three cases in Pasay City. Many health care workers received the Sinovac vaccines, and expressed hope that they can now have some protection against a deadly disease that had so far claimed more than 200 […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7zBwZyL39o&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) – The first batch of Sinovac vaccine doses have arrived in Cebu and Davao on Tuesday, March 2, ready for the vaccine rollout scheduled on March 3 in the Visayas region, and March 5 in Davao. The vaccine doses arrived at the Cebu International Airport and were immediately transported to the cold storage facility of the Department of Health. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez said that the vaccines will be sent to the […]
VMMC director cites studies showing Sinovac can prevent severe COVID-19 disease By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Six of those who received the Sinovac vaccines at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center were sent to the emergency unit of the hospital for observation after experiencing adverse reactions minutes after getting the shots. A 40-year old female employee felt dizzy and developed rashes five minutes after getting the vaccine. Another male utility employee […]
https://youtu.be/scA_iy6u2Dk (Eagle News) – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III led the vaccination of health workers at the Lung Center of the Philippines on Monday, March 1 using China’s donation of Sinovac vaccines. Duque wanted to be among those vaccinated, but because of his age, 64, this precluded him from getting the Sinovac jab. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that granted the emergency use authorization (EUA) said that it is recommending the Sinovac vaccine, […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s testing czar Vince Dizon became the first member of the cabinet to get the Sinovac vaccine on Monday morning, March 1, and was followed by vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. The two officials are the first members of the Inter-Agency Task Force to get the Chinese-made Sinovac jab with the brand name Coronavac as the Philippines started its vaccine rollout on Monday. There was a simultaneous rollout in […]
