The Philippines will use the AstraZeneca vaccine as a 2nd dose if Sputnik V failed to deliver, according to Galvez. On Wednesday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the Philippines will use the AstraZeneca vaccine as a second dose if Sputnik V’s second component failed to arrive in the Philippines. Galvez said at … Read more
The DOH announced the official resumption of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines. The Department of Health announced the official resumption of vaccination with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for all eligible population. Previously, the Department of Health adopted the recommendation of the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to temporarily suspend, pending review, the use of … Read more
Mark Anthony Fernandez shared his experience after being injected with the AstraZeneca vaccine. The vaccination took place in Parañaque City on March 22. In an interview, he recounted that he had no preparations made before being injected with the AztraZeneca vaccine. “Nagpaturok ako kahapon at wala siyang side effect sa akin. Lumakas pa ako,” he … Read more
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in the Philippines will be rolled out before the expiry date, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that arrived over the weekend will be rolled out before their expiry in May 2021. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday … Read more
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 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
COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca would arrive in the Philippines on Thursday, according to Senator Go. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday said that the Philippines was expected to receive 487,200 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday evening. Senator Go told reporters in an interview that the Philippines had received a notice that the COVID-19 vaccines … Read more
The arrival of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines will be delayed by a week, according to Duque. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Sunday said that the arrival of 525,600 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses will be delayed by a week. Duque on Sunday confirmed that the Philippine government won’t welcome on Monday the supposed … Read more
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
The LGUs and the private sector would issue advance payment for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses on February 24, 2021. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Friday disclosed that the local government units (LGUs) and the private sector would issue an advance payment on February 24, 2021, of 20% for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines it … Read more