An investigation into the alleged sale of COVID-19 vaccine doses was ongoing, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that an investigation into the alleged sale of COVID-19 vaccine doses was ongoing. In a statement, Galvez said that they already identified the lot numbers of the COVID-19 vaccines and a combined follow … Read more
Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr to critics of Sinovac vaccine Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr responded to critics of Sinovac vaccine, saying that all vaccines underwent “rigorous” review by experts. On Wednesday, Galvez rejected the calls of some sectors to stop the procurement of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses and to start prioritizing instead … Read more
Children in the Philippines can be vaccinated with Pfizer vaccine by 2nd half of 2021, according to Galvez Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr on Monday said that children in the Philippines can be vaccinated with Pfizer vaccine by 2nd half of 2021. Children may soon get inoculated in the second half of 2021 with … Read more
The Philippines and Pfizer signed a supply deal for 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. On Sunday, the government said that the Philippines and Pfizer signed a supply deal for 40 million Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses. The Philippines had sealed its biggest COVID-19 vaccine procurement yet this year after signing a supply agreement with Pfizer for … Read more
The Philippines tapped Israeli medical experts to boost the COVID-19 pandemic response. The Philippines tapped Israeli medical experts in order to boost the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response in the country. On Sunday afternoon, three medical experts from Israel’s Ministry of Health arrived in the Philippines in order to support the country in its COVID-19 … Read more
Moderna and Pfizer vaccines could soon be commercially available in the Philippines, according to Galvez. On Saturday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed that Moderna and Pfizer vaccines could soon be commercially available in the Philippines. According to Galvez, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines could soon be available for commercial use in the … Read more
COVID-19 vaccination program will focus on barangays identified as “centers of gravity”, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that COVID-19 vaccination program to focus on 1,500 barangays identified as “centers of gravity“. According to Galvez, bulk of the COVID-19 vaccine doses of the country will be focused on 1,500 barangays nationwide … Read more
Galvez apologized to LGUs for the delayed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines caused by supply issues. On Wednesday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr apologized to local government units (LGUs) for the delayed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines caused by supply issues. Galvez explained in a statement that the 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were supposed … Read more
The Philippines will welcome the arrival of 3.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr announced that the Philippines will welcome the arrival of 3.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday. The national government will welcome 3.2 million doses of Pfizer and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines on June … Read more
Over 2 million Pfizer vaccine doses from COVAX Facility will arrive in the Philippines on June 11, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday said that over 2 million Pfizer vaccine doses from COVAX Facility will arrive in the Philippines on June 11, 2021 In an update aired over state-run PTV, … Read more