Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday urged the Department of Health (DOH) to make public the expenses that the government incurred in buying COVID-19 vaccines, saying the non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) it entered into with vaccine manufacturers should now be waived.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday confirmed that 20,669,354 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have expired as of August 12, 2022. Majority of the expired vaccines were bought by local government units and the private sector.
Majority of the country’s inmates have already received their vaccines to protect against the dreaded coronavirus.
Malacañang on Monday reminded people to observe social distance and to take all recommended Covid-19 vaccine doses.
Iniulat ni Department of Health Officer in Charge Rosario Vergeire na nakapagtala sila ng 8.42 percent ang COVID-19 vaccine wastage hanggang nitong Agosto 12.
The pace of Filipinos getting Covid-19 vaccine booster shots is still slow, Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire lamented.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he was glad that the COVAX facility will be replacing around 3.6 million Covid-19 vaccine doses that have expired.
Presidential candidate Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson maintained his earlier position that getting people vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) must be voluntary and not mandatory out of respect for basic human rights and freedoms.
Malacanang on Monday clarified that the administration of a second booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine has nothing to do with the possible increase in Covid-19 cases in May.
Malacañang on Tuesday thanked the United States for their donation of close to 4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine.
