UAE donated 100K Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government recently donated 100,000 doses of the China-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. Manila Bulletin reported that a commercial plane from Etihad Airways delivered the COVID-19 vaccines around 1:55 pm at Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) … Read more
The Philippine government was looking to buy more Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to Domingo. On Sunday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Eric Domingo said that the Philippine government was looking to buy more doses of the China-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in order to augment the nation’s vaccination efforts. In a report on GMA … Read more
Palace said that there’s no need for President Duterte to take booster shots against COVID-19. On Wednesday, Malacañang said that there’s no need for President Rodrigo Duterte to take booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying that President Duterte had a high antibody count after completing his COVID-19 vaccination. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said … Read more
Palace on why President Duterte got 2nd vaccine dose 10 weeks after receiving 1st dose Here’s an answer from Malacañang when asked why President Rodrigo Duterte only got his second vaccine dose 10 weeks after receiving his first dose. On Wednesday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said during his regular press briefing that President Duterte got … Read more
Morocco announced plans to locally produce Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine Morocco on Monday announced plans to locally produce Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, adding that five million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses could soon be produced per month. Citing a report from state news agency MAP, Reuters reported that Moroccan pharmaceutical firm Sothema (Société Thérapeutique Marocaine) will soon start … Read more
President Duterte was not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Roque. On Friday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that President Rodrigo Duterte was not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19. According to Roque, Presidential Security Group (PSG) Commander Jesus Durante III was mistakenly informed by his medical staff that the second dose of Sinopharm COVID-19 … Read more
President Duterte waited for Sinopharm to secure EUA for its COVID-19 vaccine before receiving his second dose. Malacañang on Thursday said that President Rodrigo Duterte waited for Sinopharm to secure an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine before receiving his second dose. On Thursday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in his regular press … Read more
The FDA approved the emergency use of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the emergency use of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. This, as the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinopharm was the 8th vaccine to be granted emergency use authorization (EUA) in the Philippines, next … Read more
The FDA expressed optimism that the evaluations for the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to get EUA will be completed soon. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressed optimism that the evaluations for the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to get an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) will be completed soon. During President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Talk to the People” on … Read more
The DOH will submit an EUA application for Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) said that it will submit an application for emergency use authorization (EUA) of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. In an online briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that there’s a possibility that the negotiations … Read more