President Duterte was waiting for another Chinese COVID-19 vaccine brand as per his doctor’s advice. President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said in a press briefing that he’s waiting for another Chinese COVID-19 vaccine brand as per his doctor’s advice. This, even though the Philippines received 600,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the Chinese government. … Read more
Malacañang considered a compassionate use license for President Duterte’s Sinopharm shots. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said that Malacañang was studying whether President Rodrigo Duterte can be vaccinated against COVID-19 using China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine under the compassionate use license issued by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Earlier, the Food and Drug … Read more
AFP gave an update on PSG members who were vaccinated before FDA approval. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday gave an update on the members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) who were vaccinated before FDA approval. In a statement, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo said … Read more
Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine was “too expensive” and “very problematic”, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Thursday said that procuring the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine would be “very problematic” because of its hefty price. Galvez said in a text message that the price of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine … Read more
Different efficacy results for the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine were both “real and valid”, according to CNBG executive An executive at China National Biotec Group (CNBG) told state media that different efficacy results for the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine were both “real and valid”. This, as China on Thursday approved Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for general public use … Read more
Sinopharm vaccine distributor denied involvement in PSG COVID-19 inoculation Representatives of the sole vaccine distributor of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines had denied involvement in the vaccination of military members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) using an unregistered COVID-19 vaccine. In an interview on GMA Network’s Dobol B sa News TV, “Jose” … Read more
Sinopharm reached out to DOH to conduct human clinical trials in the Philippines as early as May 2020, according to a vaccine distributor. A vaccine distributor on Friday claimed that Chinese vaccine maker Sinopharm had reached out to the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct human trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines as … Read more
China approved Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for general public use China on Thursday approved its first COVID-19 vaccine — a COVID-19 vaccine from Sinopharm — for general public use as the country braced for greater transmission risks over the winter. However, no detailed efficacy data of the said vaccine had been publicly released. Instead, vaccine developer … Read more