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
Vaccine experts on the immediate plan to vaccinate children and teenagers against COVID-19 in the Philippines. Here’s what a group of vaccine experts said on the immediate plan to vaccinate children and teenagers against COVID-19 in the Philippines. A group of vaccine experts in the Philippines had agreed that children and teenagers shouldn’t yet be … Read more
Further studies were needed before administering COVID-19 vaccines to children, according to Duque. On Monday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that further studies were needed before administering COVID-19 vaccines to children. In President Rodrigo Duterte’s weekly “Talk to the People” briefing, Duque said that there needs to be more study on the safety of … Read more
Vaccination of the 12-17 age group would mean 12 million to 14 million more people to vaccinate, according to FDA. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the vaccination of the 12-17 age group would mean 12 million to 14 million more people to vaccinate against COVID-19. During the Laging Handa briefing, … Read more
Vaccination of the 12-17 age group may start by the end of September or October, according to Galvez. On Sunday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the vaccination of the 12-17 age group against COVID-19 may start by the end of September or October depending on the vaccine supply. The Philippine government was … Read more
Half of the US population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the White House. US POPULATION — Half of the population in the United States were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the White House. In a tweet, White House COVID-19 data director Cyrus Shahpar said on Friday that 50% of Americans were fully … Read more
Galvez encouraged the public to remain calm amidst vaccination mess. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr had encouraged the public to remain calm as he assured that there’s no truth to the information spreading online that the government won’t allow unvaccinated persons from going out of their respective homes. According to Galvez, the COVID-19 vaccination … Read more
The WHO was calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots until “at least the end of September” On Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the World Health Organization was calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots until “at least the end of September”. Tedros said during a news briefing in Geneva … Read more
The Philippines was set to release “digitized vaccine certificates” by end-August or early September, according to DOH. On Tuesday, the Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippines was set to release “digitized vaccine certificates” by the “end of August or beginning of September”. In an online press conference, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that … Read more
Follow one vaccine brand per vaccination site rule to avoid mixing vaccine doses, according to DOH. On Friday, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded those in charge of COVID-19 vaccination rollouts in different localities nationwide to make sure that only one COVID-19 vaccine brand should be made available per vaccination site in order to prevent … Read more