Children won’t be receiving any COVID-19 vaccines for now, according to Malacañang. Malacañang said that children won’t be receiving any COVID-19 vaccines until it was certain that the vaccines were safe for children. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement as the Philippine government prepared to begin its vaccination program with the arrival of the … Read more
Used vaccine vials would be crushed so that those vials can’t be reused for fake COVID-19 vaccines, according to Nograles. In order to ensure that there would be no counterfeit or fake COVID-19 vaccines in the market, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that the vials containing the vaccine shots would be crushed so that those … Read more
No confirmed date of COVID-19 vaccine arrival in the Philippines, according to DOH. The Department of Health said that the DOH still didn’t have a confirmed date for the arrival of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines and when vaccinations may start. During a virtual briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said … Read more
DOH: Galvez said that sturdier pallets were needed in order to avoid shaking of COVID-19 vaccine vials The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said that vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said that sturdier pallets were needed in order to avoid the shaking of vials containing COVID-19 vaccines. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario … Read more
FDA was coordinating with BOC in order to avoid the entry of fake COVID-19 vaccines, according to Duque. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was coordinating with other government agencies like the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in order to avoid the entry of fake COVID-19 vaccines. This came … Read more
Government execs received COVID-19 vaccines via “official channels”, according to Teresita Ang-See. Teresita Ang-See, a Chinese-Filipino community civic leader, on Tuesday said that COVID-19 vaccines used by government officials went via “official channels” and weren’t fake. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año earlier said that a Cabinet official had already been vaccinated against COVID-19 aside from Presidential … Read more
The PSG was ready for investigation and legal repercussions of unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines, according to the PSG chief. The Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Wednesday expressed readiness to face any investigation as it took full responsibility for any legal repercussions of administering unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines to its personnel. PSG commander Brigadier General Jesus Durante III … Read more
Donated vaccines should still be registered, according to FDA chief The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday said that vaccines should still go through the normal registration process even if these vaccines were donated. This, as FDA Director General Eric Domingo made a statement amidst the controversy over an unregistered COVID-19 … Read more
US President-elect Joe Biden received a COVID-19 vaccine live on television. In a campaign to boost the confidence of Americans in the jabs, United States President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received a COVID-19 vaccine live on television. This, as Biden received the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. … Read more
The Philippine government was exploring multiple sources of COVID-19 vaccines, according to Senator Go Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Monday said that the Philippine government was exploring multiple sources of COVID-19 vaccines in order to ensure access of Filipinos to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to overcome the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Senator Go, the … Read more