Duque could face graft charges if proven that he mishandled Pfizer vaccine deal, according to Senator Pangilinan. Senator Francis Pangilinan on Thursday said that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III could face graft charges should it be proven that he mishandled the Pfizer vaccine deal. In a message to reporters, Pangilinan said that cases of gross … Read more
Filipino businessman confirmed that there’s an unauthorized COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines. A Filipino businessman had recently confirmed in an interview that there’s an unauthorized COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines as he admitted that he got a COVID-19 vaccine in a secret location. “Roberto” on Thursday said in an interview on Dobol B sa News … Read more
COVID-19 vaccine should be 60% to 70% effective at minimum, according to FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that a COVID-19 vaccine should be 60% to 70% effective at minimum in order to be able to secure an approval in the Philippines. FDA Director General Eric Domingo said in an ANC interview that … Read more
Australia and China would give COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines, according to vaccine czar Galvez. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday announced in a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte that Australia and China would give COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. “Maganda po na yung mga bansa ay nakabili ng more than their population … Read more
Three COVID-19 vaccine makers passed the Philippines’ ethics review board, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said that three COVID-19 vaccine makers seeking to run clinical trials in the country passed the Philippines’ ethics review board. This, as it’s one of the requirements needed before undergoing vaccine evaluation by the Food … Read more
The Philippines was eyeing for COVID-19 vaccination by March 2021 in the “best case scenario”, according to Duque. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said that the Philippines may start vaccinating its citizens with the COVID-19 vaccine around March or April 2021. When asked when the vaccination may start, Duque said in an interview … Read more
A DOST official allays fears of having COVID-19 vaccine sans clinical trials in the Philippines. An official of one of the agencies under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Saturday allayed fears that a COVID-19 vaccine would be approved for use through an emergency use authorization in the Philippines even without prior local … Read more
Galvez backed Duque’s proposal to issue EUA for COVID-19 vaccines In the Philippines. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. backed Health Secretary Francisco Duque’s proposal for the issuance of the emergency use authorization (EUA) of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines. This, as Galvez — the chief implementer of the government’s action plan to fight the coronavirus … Read more
The “earliest time” that the Philippines will have a COVID-19 vaccine was on July 2021, according to a DOST official. The “earliest time” that the Philippines will have a COVID-19 vaccine was on July 2021, according to an official from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). This, as Science Undersecretary Rowena Guevarra told ABS-CBN … Read more