COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Gamaleya may arrive in the Philippines in February 2021, according to Malacañang Malacañang on Thursday said that COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Gamaleya Institute may arrive in the Philippines in February 2021. This, as authorities raced to book supplies of the vaccine to start inoculations as the coronavirus pandemic had … Read more
The Philippine Red Cross was in talks with AstraZeneca and Pfizer to procure COVID-19 vaccines The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday said that it’s in talks with vaccine makers AstraZeneca and Pfizer in order to procure COVID-19 vaccines that will be sold to Filipinos on a “buy 1, donate 1” scheme. In an online … Read more
The PSG was ready for investigation and legal repercussions of unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines, according to the PSG chief. The Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Wednesday expressed readiness to face any investigation as it took full responsibility for any legal repercussions of administering unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines to its personnel. PSG commander Brigadier General Jesus Durante III … Read more
NBI would investigate unauthorized COVID-19 inoculations using unregistered vaccines Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday had ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the unauthorized inoculations using unregistered vaccines. This, as Guevarra said that he had instructed NBI officer-in-charge Eric Distor to investigate on Monday, a few days after President Rodrigo Duterte revealed … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines administered to PSG members were smuggled, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday said the COVID-19 vaccines administered to some members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were smuggled. The said vaccines, according to Lorenzana, were smuggled because no authorization was given by the country’s Food and Drug … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines used by the military had no papers, according to BOC. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday said that it didn’t receive any formal communication about the importation of COVID-19 vaccines administered to the Presidential Security Group (PSG) members. In addition, the Bureau of Customs said that civil and administrative cases could be … Read more
The Philippines formed a task group for COVID-19 vaccination program Malacañang on Friday announced that the Philippines had formed a task group in preparation for its COVID-19 vaccination program. Citing Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID)’s decision on Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the COVID-19 Immunization Program Management … Read more
