President Duterte Allows FDA to Grant Emergency Use of COVID-19 Vaccines

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President Duterte Authorizes FDA to Grant Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines President Duterte has grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines. On Wednesday (December 2, 2020), the President Rodrigo Duterte authorized the FDA director general to grant the emergency use authorization of vaccines or drugs against the coronavirus disease … Read more

Canada Could Approve COVID-19 Vaccine From Pfizer, BioNTech ‘Around December’

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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

Galvez: Areas With Over 3,000 Active COVID-19 Cases Considered Priority For Vaccination

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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

Galvez Says Over 35 Million Filipinos Will Be Prioritized to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

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Over 35 Million Filipinos Included on Priority List to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines, According to Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that over 35 million Filipinos will be prioritized to receive COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday (November 23, 2020), Carlito Galvez Jr. said that more than 35 million Filipino people are included … Read more

PH Government Had No Registered COVID-19 Vaccine Yet, DOH Reminds Public

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DOH reminded the public that the Philippine government had no registered COVID-19 vaccine yet. The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reminded the public that the Philippine government had no registered COVID-19 vaccine yet. For a vaccine to be approved in the country, the manufacturer must secure clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), … Read more

Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Could Get UK Approval This Week — Report

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A jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech could get UK approval this week, according to a report. A jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech could get regulatory approval from UK this week, even before the United States authorized it, according to a report. Citing government sources, the Telegraph news site on Sunday reported … Read more

Oil Companies to Implement Price Adjustments on 4th Week of November

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Oil Companies Set to Impose Oil Price Adjustments Next Week Several oil companies are set to implement price adjustments on petroleum product on the fourth week of November. Over the previous months, the coronavirus pandemic spread like a wildfire in different regions all across the world including the Philippines. The virus affects millions of people … Read more

Pfizer, BioNTech Seek First COVID-19 Vaccine Approval In US

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Pfizer and BioNTech sought first COVID-19 vaccine approval in the United States. Pharmaceuticals companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday had sought an approval to release their jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine early in the United States as a first step towards relief. This, as the increasing number of coronavirus infections prompted a return to shutdowns that traumatized … Read more

Filipinos’ Trust In Vaccine Reflects Trust In Government – Roque

Filipinos’ Trust In Vaccine Proof Of Trust In Government FILIPINOS’ TRUST IN VACCINE – Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the Philippines, President Duterte had set his eyes on a coronavirus vaccine. Amid the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country, Duterte emphasized that the Philippines needed the vaccine in order to eradicate the … Read more