President Duterte got his Sinopharm booster as advised by his personal physician, according to Malacañang. MALACAÑANG — The Palace said on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte got his Sinopharm booster as advised by his personal physician. Cabinet Secretary and acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said that the President has received a booster dose of Sinopharm … Read more
President Duterte thanked China for donating Sinopharm vaccine doses to the Philippines. On Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte thanked China for donating Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines. During a virtual ceremony to mark the arrival of the Sinopharm vaccine doses, President Duterte asked Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to relay his “deepest … Read more
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
FDA asks San Juan solon for info on “bootleg” Sinopharm vaccine doses. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked a congressman from San Juan City for information on “bootleg” doses of Sinopharm vaccine. On Thursday, FDA Director-General Eric Domingo said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB that the FDA had reached out to San … 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
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
Duque said that he had ordered the DOH to seek EUA for Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Saturday had ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to seek emergency use authorization (EUA) for Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. Following the arrival of 2 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses in the Philippines, Duque said that … Read more