Naniniwala si dating Senator Sergio Osmeña III na pare-pareho lamang na epektibo ang mga bakuna para sa Covid-19 kahit ano pang brand nito. Para sa kanya, mas maganda na kumuha na ng supply ang pamahalaaan sa lahat ng manufacturer upang madaling makumpleto ang alokasyon para sa pagbabakuna ng 70% ng populasyon ng bansa.
Ubusan na! EU doubles BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine order to 600M jabs
The EU has struck a deal to double its supply of the BioNTech/Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to 600 million doses, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
EU insists on keeping vaccine contracts secret
The European Union will keep the details of its contracts with Covid-19 vaccine makers secret while negotiating with them, the bloc’s commissioner for health said Thursday.
Kahit papano, may nagawa: Ping says LGUs doing what national govt cannot on vaccine procurement
While they may be uncoordinated, the local government units are way ahead of the national government in procuring COVID vaccines, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday.
Nakakahiya na! Ping eggs DOH, FDA to speed up vaccine rollout
Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday egged the Health Department and Food and Drug Administration to speed up the rollout of COVID vaccines, as they are putting the national government in an embarrassing situation.
Senate’s Covid-19 vaccine probe to help PSG, public – Pangilinan
Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Tuesday said the scheduled Senate inquiry on the government’s game plan to control Covid-19, including the vaccine rollout, is meant to help save Filipino lives and livelihood.
Parating na bakuna! Palace hopes 2021 will be ‘year of healing’
Malacañang is optimistic that a vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will become available in the Philippines by the first quarter of 2021, hoping that it will be a “year of healing”.
China’s Sinopharm says vaccine 79% effective against Covid-19
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.
Biden says Trump vaccine plan falling ‘far behind’
US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday vowed a relentless effort to fight Covid-19 the moment he takes office, as he warned that Donald Trump’s vaccination drive was falling dangerously short.
Pamaskong handog! Palace calls COVID-19 vaccines given to PSG ‘token’
MANILA – Malacañang said Tuesday the Covid-19 vaccines given to members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were inoculated to them as a “token”, assuring that no public funds were shelled out.
Canada will share any excess vaccine doses, Trudeau says
Canada, which has placed orders and options on more than 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, will share any excess doses with other countries once its population is inoculated, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.
Dadaan sa eksperto! Duque denies favoritism in choosing COVID-19 vaccine
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday said there is no favoritism in the government’s decisions to determine what candidate vaccine would be approved first.
Year-End Recap: Events that shaped Pinas in 2020
With the New Year upon us, now is the time to reflect on some of the highlights and challenges the country has faced through the end of 2020.
Mass vaccination ang peg! Flamboyant politiko drags friends to secret COVID-19 immunization date
The Philippine government’s orders for COVID-19 vaccine may not be due for arrival in early 2021, but flamboyant politiko (FP) found a way to have himself immunized against the dreaded disease.
Palitan ang nagkakalat! Ping wants ‘captain ball’ in botched Pfizer vaccine deal sacked
Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday pushed for the immediate firing and replacement of the official who botched a deal for 10 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Teachers should receive vaccine priority: UNICEF
The head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, called Tuesday for teachers to be among those given priority access to the Covid-19 vaccines.
Brazil drug agency questions ‘transparency’ of China vaccine
The Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Monday accused China of using criteria that “are not transparent” to win emergency approval of its coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac, which is in the final phase of trials in Brazil.
May pondo! Ping confident DBM can raise funds for buying vaccine
Sen. Panfilo Lacson is confident the government will be enough funds to acquire COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available.
Pinay nurse gives grandmother, 90, first Covid jab as UK starts vaccine drive
Nurses cheered on Tuesday as a 90-year-old grandmother in Britain became the first person in the Western world to receive an approved vaccine against Covid-19, at the start of a marathon campaign health officials hope heralds a fight-back against the pandemic.
WHO chief ‘happy’ to have Covid-19 vaccine on camera
The World Health Organization chief said Friday that he, like several former US presidents, would be happy to have a coronavirus vaccine to help promote public confidence.
WATCH | Palace hails UK approval of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Malacañang welcomed United Kingdom’s (UK) move to authorize the use of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19)
Palace hails UK approval of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Malacañang welcomed the United Kingdom’s (UK) move to authorize the use of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Britain OKs vaccine as global Covid death toll nears 1.5 million
Britain on Wednesday became the first western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, while Italy and Japan promised free inoculations for all even as the global death toll ticked towards 1.5 million.
