A DOST official allays fears of having COVID-19 vaccine sans clinical trials in the Philippines. An official of one of the agencies under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Saturday allayed fears that a COVID-19 vaccine would be approved for use through an emergency use authorization in the Philippines even without prior local … Read more
Canada could approve a jointly-developed COVID-19 Vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech “around December”. A senior official at Canada’s drug regulator on Thursday said that Canada could approve a jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech “around December,” about the same time as the European Union and the United States. This, as Health Canada had previously … Read more
Areas with over 3,000 active COVID-19 cases would be considered priority for vaccination, according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Thursday said that areas with over 3,000 active COVID-19 cases would be considered priority in the government’s vaccination effort that was expected to begin next year. Galvez made his … Read more
COVID-19 Vaccine Update – 35M Filipinos Prioritized For First Round Of Vaccines COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE – The Philippine government has eyed 35 million Filipinos to be prioritized for the new COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, there are 3 leading names in the vaccine race – Pfizer, Modena, and AstraZeneca. Additionally, the Philippines is set to procure around … Read more