The Philippines is expected to receive the first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech on Monday, May 10, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Saturday, May 4. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO / MANILA...
The government is aiming to accelerate its vaccination drive with the country's vaccine supply possibly jumping up to 20 million shots by June and July. Health workers give a coronavirus vaccine shot to a man at the drive-through vaccination site in Makati City on May 6, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The country is facing a problem on the limited available supply of coronavirus vaccines; it is not the government's pandemic response, that is at issue, President Duterte declared Wednesday. An essential frontliner gets a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 4, 2021 (Ali...
The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer/BioNTec vaccine on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 percent protection against Covid-19, but found that the level dropped significantly when people received just one of the two prescribed doses. (FILES) In this file photo syringes...
The country will finally get hold of its first batch of the United States (US)-manufactured Pfizer vaccines this month, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said late Wednesday night, May 5. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President Duterte's "Talk to the Nation" address on May 5, 2021. (Screenshot...
NEW YORK (AFP) - Pfizer sharply increased its 2021 profit projections on Tuesday, citing much higher Covid-19 vaccine sales which are on track to provide a ''durable'' revenue stream in the wake of the pandemic. The drugmaker reported a jump in first-quarter profits based on surging revenues, with...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) alerted local government units (LGUs) on Saturday, May 1, against the possible presence of fake Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines that are allegedly being sold in the market. “While there is no information yet on the presence of the fake (Pfizer)...
The Philippines’ cold storage facilities are capable to receive coronavirus vaccines that need to be kept in below freezing temperature, National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday, April 29. Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo...
PARIS (AFP) - With a strategic alliance, 24-hour production and a bit of luck, Pfizer and BioNTech were able to roll out their COVID vaccine at a brisk pace and relatively free of controversy. US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and BioNTech, a smaller German biotech firm, joined forces on April 9,...
Alice Dixson Alice Dixson is now part of the growing list of celebrities who took the COVID-19 vaccine. Dixson proudly announced this last April 9, with a photo of herself captioned: "I got my first (Vaccine Shot) yesterday, thanks to my big bro who drove me back and forth to the vaccination site...
President Duterte said that while he respects the preference of doctors to western brands, he claimed they were "discriminating" for refusing to be vaccinated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine that came from China. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA...
With the recent debate on getting the Covid-19 vaccine or not, and on what vaccine to get, people all over the world have been making a firm stand on what their decision is during this critical time in our lives. As with any challenges that come our way, Filipinos have always been known to handle...
