Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday the COVID-19 vaccine deal with AstraZeneca may be canceled if the vaccine fails to get the approval of the Food and Drugs Administration …
Health expert Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said Monday the government should prioritize giving COVID-19 vaccine in Philippines’ economic centers. Leachon said the 70% of the country’s economic centers are found …
The Philippine government would sign an agreement with British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the private sector to purchase 2 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine today, November 27. National Task …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday that areas with over 3,000 active cases of COVID-19 would be given priority in the government’s immunization effort that is expected to start …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. vowed Thursday that politics would play no role in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, which the government targets to conduct next year, a year before the …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III insisted that the government’s target immunize up to 60 million Filipinos with COVID-19 vaccines is enough to achieve herd immunity. Duque was responding to the …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. announced Wednesday that over 35 million Filipinos will be prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Galvez said the COVID-19 vaccine priority list was endorsed by …
The Philippine government plans to give COVID-19 vaccines to 20 up to 30 million Filipinos annually within five years, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said. In a public briefing on …
An official from the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) said 50 million COVID-19 vaccines are not enough to give herd immunity as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). In …
Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 95 percent effective based on its second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its manufacturer announced on Tuesday. The vaccine would be administered in …
Malacañang clarified Monday the supposed COVID-19 vaccines allegedly given two lawmakers did not come from the government. “Kung mayroon hong ibang mga tao na nakapagbakuna na, hindi po iyan galing …
The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public against manufacturers and distributors selling unregistered COVID-19 vaccines, amid reports that there are already two lawmakers that received the vaccine. “Paalala po …
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Monday that the government needs a minimum budget of P30 billion to implement COVID-19 immunization in 2021. “We need P30 billion to inoculate …
The government eyes to initially give COVID-19 vaccine shots to around 50% to 60% of the Philippine population, according to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday. “We initially costed …
Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed 66 percent of adult Filipinos are willing to get the Covid-19 vaccine if it is available now (consisting of 32% definitely would get the vaccine …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday the Philippines would be assured to get 30 to 50 million COVID-19 vaccines from drugmakers in China, United Kingdom, and the United States …
President Rodrigo Duterte, “in principle,” has approved the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to issue an executive order for COVID-19 vaccine emergency use in the country. Palace spokesperson Harry …
Pfizer Inc. announced on Wednesday that it completed the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 and final results showed 95% efficacy. The drugmaker added it had the required two-months of safety …
Department of Health (DOH) chief Francisco Duque III urged President Rodrigo Duterte to release an executive order for COVID-19 vaccine emergency use through the Food and Drug Administration. Duque told …
The United States expressed its commitment to give the Philippines access to COVID-19 vaccines after American pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna reported positive results from its late-stage vaccine trial. Presidential …
Moderna Inc announced its Moderna vaccine was 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis of a large late-stage clinical trial. Noubar Afeyan, Moderna co-founder and chairman, discusses the company’s new data, …
The richest countries in the world already bought over 80 percent of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s potential COVID-19 vaccine, an analysis of a UK campaign group said. The Global Justice …
The Social Weather Stations (SWS) September 17-20, 2020 National Mobile Phone Survey found that 80% of adult Filipinos expect a vaccine against Covid-19 to be available in the next 12 …
The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to temper expectations on a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, which is said to 90% effective. “Hindi naman kailangang …
The Philippine government is unlikely to approve COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use if they are locally tested, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said on …
There is a good chance that the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in the United States will be used by the Philippines to prevent coronavirus disease, Malacañang said Tuesday. …