No Rollout Date Yet For AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines, Says Nograles

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No rollout date yet for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, according to Nograles. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that there’s no rollout date yet for the initial 487,200 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that were expected to be delivered to the Philippines on Thursday night. In a report on GMA News Online, Nograles said at a press briefing … Read more

AstraZeneca Vaccine Ineffective If South African COVID-19 Variant Not Curbed In PH — Expert

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine would be ineffective if the South African COVID-19 variant wasn’t eliminated in the Philippines, according to an expert. An expert on Wednesday warned that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine would be ineffective if the South African COVID-19 variant wasn’t eliminated in the Philippines. In a report on GMA News Online, an expert warned … Read more

Palace: President Duterte To Personally Welcome Arrival Of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

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President Duterte would personally welcome the arrival of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Malacañang said that President Rodrigo Duterte would personally welcome the arrival of the expected 3.5 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses. In a report on GMA News Online, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Duterte would personally receive the arrival of AstraZeneca COVID-19 … Read more

Concepcion: AstraZeneca Vaccines To Arrive In PH Between “Late February” And “Early March”

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AstraZeneca vaccines would arrive in the Philippines between late February and early March 2021, according to Concepcion. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines were expected to arrive in the Philippines between late February and early March 2021. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion on Wednesday told ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo that some … Read more

FDA: AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout To Proceed Despite Lower Efficacy Against New Variants

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollout would proceed despite lower efficacy against new variants, according to FDA. AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollout would proceed despite that the said vaccine had lower efficacy against new variants, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). GMA News Online reported that the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said that the … Read more

President Duterte Accuses European Union Of Holding AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines Hostage

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President Duterte accused European Union of holding AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines hostage. President Rodrigo Duterte had accused the European Union (EU) of holding AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines hostage. This, as the President expressed regret that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) didn’t have the same clout as the European Union. President Duterte made the statement following … Read more

Vaccine Commission In Germany Keeps Advice vs AstraZeneca Jabs For People Over 65 Years Of Age

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A vaccine commission in Germany kept its advice against using AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for people over 65 years of age. A vaccine commission in Germany on Friday maintained its advice against using AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines on people over 65 years of age, despite the EU regulator’s decision to authorize the use of the said vaccine … Read more

Macron: AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Appeared Ineffective’ For People Over 65 Years Of Age

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The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine “appeared ineffective” for people over 65 years of age, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine “appeared ineffective” for people over 65 years of age according to French President Emmanuel Macron. Speaking to reporters hours before the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the COVID-19 vaccine for adults of … Read more

FDA OKs AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In PH

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The FDA approved the emergency use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the emergency use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. This, as the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University was the second one to be granted emergency use authorization in the country, next … Read more