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
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
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
China approved the emergency use of Sinovac vaccine for 3 to 17-year-olds. On Friday, China had approved the emergency use of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for three to 17-year-olds. China had recently approved the emergency use of the said vaccine in people aged between 3 and 17, its chairman Yin Weidong told state TV … Read more
WHO listed Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it had listed the China-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The World Health Organization said that it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing (EUL), paving the way for the second Chinese … 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
Lorenzana reacted to reports that he had been allegedly inoculated with China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana recently reacted to reports that he had been allegedly inoculated with China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. In a report on Inquirer, Lorenzana denied the reports that he allegedly had been vaccinated with China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at … Read more
Business groups in the Philippines were optimistic about economic recovery following the arrival of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines. The arrival of the first batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines was expected to trigger public confidence and was expected to spur economic recovery, according to business groups in the Philippines — Makati Business Club, Management Association of the … Read more
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