Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday insisted that he was not privy to what former Special Envoy to China Ramon Tulfo claimed that thousands of government officials already received shots of Sinopharm’s coronavirus vaccine last year.
Two militant lawmakers urged the House of Representatives to start the investigation on the VIP vaccination following admissions by Philippine Special Envoy to China Ramon Tulfo that he was inoculated with Sinopharm vaccine, which does not have Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Chinese biotech company Sinopharm not only provides immunity against the deadly virus, it can also give a man a morning erection lasting for two weeks.
President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to be vaccinated in public with the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Chinese company Sinopharm, Special Envoy to China Mon Tulfo said.
MANILA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the Presidential Security Group (PSG) a “compassionate” license for the use of 10,000 doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine from China’s Sinopharm, Malacañang announced Thursday.
Palace Spokesman Harry Roque defended his preference for China’s coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines, saying that inactivated vaccine, like that of Sinovac and Sinopharm, was “tried and tested.”
After telling ordinary Filipinos “huwag choosy” when it comes to vaccines, it appears the government now has a “chosen one.”
“We already signed the non-disclosure agreement,” the Presidential daughter announced in her regular Davao City Disaster Radio program.
Did China-based Sinopharm propose a joint venture to produce potentially cheaper COVID vaccines in the Philippines, only for Philippine authorities to drop the ball again?
“Merong smuggled unregistered Sinopharm vaccines at ginawang ginawang guinea pigs our soldiers. Yun sana imbestigahan,” the Ifugao politiko said.
Phase 3 trials of a Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine found it was 79 percent effective, the Chinese pharma giant said Wednesday, lower than rival jabs developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna but a potential breakthrough in the battle to stem the pandemic in Asia.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday (December 30) said the COVID-19 vaccines administered to members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were smuggled.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III sees nothing wrong with some soldiers receiving COVID-19 vaccine from China’s state-owned pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm, even if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to approve a vaccine for use in the country.
President Rodrigo Duterte has not been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine from China’s state-owned pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm, but all members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have been injected, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.
MANILA – Malacañang on Monday defended the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) after some military personnel received Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine despite having not been approved yet by local regulators.
Several soldiers have already been injected with the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s state-owned pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm, President Rodrigo Duterte claimed Saturday (December 26).
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has denied reports that he had been inoculated with a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
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