Chile will start administering COVID-19 booster shot to Sinovac recipients. Last Thursday, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said that Chile will start administering a COVID-19 booster shot to those already vaccinated with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine after studies showed that the initial two doses of the said vaccine lose some effectiveness after several months. Inquirer reported that … Read more
Sinovac vaccine has emergency use approval for people ages 3 to 17, according to the Chinese Embassy in Manila. On Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said that Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine had an emergency use approval for people aged 3 to 17 years old. The Embassy noted in a statement posted on its official Facebook … Read more
The Philippine government was open to study the use of Sinovac vaccine for kids and teens. The Philippine government was open to study the use of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for kids and teens. After China had approved the emergency use of the said vaccine on children and adolescents, the Department of Health (DOH) … Read more
Several Chinese nationals were vaccinated on Wednesday against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the city of Pasay. In a media statement, Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the vaccinated Chinese are legitimate residents of Pasay City and belong to the priority categories of senior citizens (A2) or persons with comorbidities (A3). He said they went … Read more
At least 32 COVID-19 vaccines were put to waste in Central Visayas according to the Department of Health – Region 7 (DOH-7). It was confirmed by the regional health office on April 12 citing various reasons regarding vaccines that cannot be administered. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of DOH-7 said: “For Sinovac, the reason for … Read more
Ogie Diaz recently responded to his bashers after getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Filipino comedian and YouTuber Ogie Diaz recently responded to his bashers in his latest vlog after getting vaccinated against COVID-19. In his latest vlog entitled “GRABE KAYO SA ANAK NI JANELLA!”, Ogie shared that he received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine because … Read more
Sinopharm needs clinical trial results to decide if its COVID-19 vaccine needs booster shot, according to a company executive. A company executive on Sunday said that Sinopharm will need to assess results from overseas Phase III human clinical trials in order to decide whether its COVID-19 vaccine should be followed by a booster shot. In … Read more
The second batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines. On Wednesday morning, the second batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines. The 400,000 CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by China arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 via Philippine Airlines B777 on Wednesday at … Read more
PAL will airlift 400,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses from China to the Philippines, according to Locsin. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced that the Philippine Airlines (PAL) will airlift 400,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses from China to the Philippines. In a report on Manila Bulletin, Locsin announced that China planned to give an additional … Read more
The FDA “does not have any authority” to release clinical trial data of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, according to DOH. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) didn’t have any authority to release clinical trial data of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Department of Health (DOH). In a report on Manila Bulletin, the Department … Read more