Tag: vaccine

QC gov’t ends contract with EzConsult after several system crashes delaying COVID vaccination

Lawsuit eyed for firm’s failure to meet contractual obligations   (Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has decided to terminate its contract with EzConsult, Zuellig Pharma Corporation’s booking services, due to a series of technical difficulties experienced by city residents. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said that the city government had received numerous complaints from the ineffective services of EzConsult that made it difficult for Quezon City residents to have a scheduled vaccination slot. […]

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IATF lists “green” countries as shorter quarantine for fully vaccinated inbound int’l travelers start

Fully-vaccinated travelers who stayed in these COVID-19 “low-risk” countries can qualify for shorter quarantine starting July 1, says Palace   (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) issued a list of the so-called “green” or “low-risk” countries and jurisdictions as the Philippine government starts allowing shorter quarantine period for international fully vaccinated travelers. Today, July 1, is the effectivity of the shorter quarantine for fully vaccinated inbound travelers provided that they came from any […]

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India approves Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

by Bhuvan BAGGA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India authorized the emergency use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday as it seeks to ramp up inoculations in the wake of a record-breaking surge in infections and deaths. The vast nation of 1.3 billion people was hit by a massive spike in coronavirus cases in April and May that pushed the healthcare system to breaking point. Moderna’s shot is the fourth to be approved by New […]

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Delayed doses of AstraZeneca jab boost immunity: study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Delayed second and third doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine boost immunity against Covid-19, a study by Oxford University, which developed the jab with the British-Swedish firm, said on Monday. An interval of up to 45 weeks between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine led to an enhanced immune response, rather than compromising immunity, the study said. Giving a third dose of the jab more than six months […]

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Guam launches vacation-and-vax tourism drive

HAGATNA, Guam (AFP) — The US Pacific territory of Guam will offer visitors a Covid-19 vaccination with their tropical holiday, in a bid to restart its struggling tourism industry. Dubbed ‘Air V&V’ — vacation and vaccination — the programme is primarily aimed at US expatriates in the Asia-Pacific region, although other nationalities can participate. Guam has limited Covid-19 infections and a high vaccination rate among the local population thanks to one of the most effective […]

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Around 100 MRT-3 employees get first COVID-19 vaccine doses

(Eagle News) — The first batch Metro Rail Transit-3 employees received their first vaccine doses on Wednesday, June 23, as part of the Department of Transportation’s vaccine rollout. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the 100 employees consisting of stations division and depot staff were vaccinated at East Avenue Medical Center after going through screening and consultation. Among those who were vaccinated were MRT-3 Transport Division Chief Jose Ric Inotorio. “′Vaccination is important so that […]

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More than 150 Texas hospital staff fired or quit over vaccine ruling

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — More than 150 employees at the Houston Methodist hospital in Texas were fired or resigned after failing to comply with orders to get a Covid-19 vaccination to continue working there, a hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday. Officials Houston Methodist told its staff they needed to have received a Covid vaccination by June 7 or be suspended for two weeks. Hospital spokeswoman Gale Smith told AFP that 153 employees “either resigned in […]

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US to miss July 4 goal of one Covid shot for 70% of adults: W.House

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US government won’t meet its goal of administering one or more doses of a Covid vaccine to 70 percent of US adults by July 4, White House Covid response team coordinator Jeffrey Zients conceded Tuesday. But he said President Joe Biden’s administration had “succeeded beyond our highest expectations” in returning the nation to a pre-pandemic normal, as the infection rate has plummeted and large gatherings of […]

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Pres. Duterte says “we can’t afford a 2nd wave” in reimposing faceshield requirement

Tells Filipinos COVID-19 first wave already depleted gov’t resources   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said the country could not afford a second wave of the COVID-19 virus, as he directed the reimplementation of the mandatory wearing of face shields and directed Filipinos to get vaccinated. Duterte, in his “Talk to the People” on June 21, said that the highly infectious and more aggressive Delta variant is what changed his mind regarding the wearing […]

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UAE’s Abu Dhabi offers Covid vaccines to tourists

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The UAE has quietly launched vaccine tourism, with the emirate of Abu Dhabi offering visitors free jabs after approving the inoculation of all those with visas issued by its authorities. Abu Dhabi has not officially announced that it is vaccinating tourists, but authorities in the emirate said in a brief statement earlier this month that free Covid-19 vaccines were approved for everyone with an “entry visa”. The UAE […]

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Australia further restricts AstraZeneca vaccine over clotting concerns

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia recommended that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab should not be given to people under 60 on Thursday, a fresh blow to the country’s glacial vaccine rollout. Health Minister Greg Hunt said concerns over possible links to blood clots meant Pfizer was now “the preferred vaccine” for everyone under 60 years old. Australian authorities had already restricted the AstraZeneca shot to those over 50 in April, after several cases of severe blood clots […]

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US buying 200 million more doses of Moderna Covid vaccine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has reached a deal to buy 200 million more doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, with the option to purchase variant-specific boosters that are in the pipeline, the biotech company said Wednesday. The purchase brings Washington’s confirmed order to 500 million doses of the two-shot regimen. Moderna has so far supplied 217 million doses, with 110 million more to be delivered by the end of this year and […]

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