Filipino-owned United Laboratories (Unilab), the leading pharmaceutical company in Southeast Asia, has been confirmed to do local vaccine manufacturing in the country starting with the COVID-19 with plans to also export to other ASEAN countries, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M....
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed additional funds to the Philippines’ vaccine program as President Duterte’s chief economic manger supported an appeal to nations with excess vaccine supplies to release them as soon as possible. Speaking...
The one on your arm is still your best shot at surviving the pandemic Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Nearly a billion vaccine doses have been given worldwide. There are many encouraging signs that these inoculations will deliver on the promise of ending the pandemic very soon. New cases of COVID-19...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced last April 8 that it has “adopted the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to temporarily suspend the use of AstraZeneca vaccines for individuals aged below 60 years old, following recent reports of rare cases of blood clots with low...
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...
Kenya on Thursday started vaccinating its Olympic athletes against COVID-19, paving the way to compete in the Tokyo Games. All the 75 athletes in the Olympic team bubble at Nairobi's Kasarani stadium were vaccinated on Thursday, in an exercise which will also cover the Paralympic teams, rugby...
Mariah Carey Singer Mariah Carey finally got her first vaccine against COVID-19 and her lambs simply love her reaction. On Instagram April 2, Mariah said that she is both nervous and excited in getting the shot. After the first shot, Mariah encouraged the people to avail of the vaccine against the...
Rachel Alejandro Singer Rachel Alejandro gave her fans a glimpse of what she experienced when she finally got her COVID-19 vaccine overseas. On Instagram, Rachel posted a snap of herself while showing the bandage on her arm with the caption: "Just got the one dose J&J shot at the community...
A multisectoral group has appealed to Malacanang and Congress to order the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to facilitate the issuance of appropriate permits for the immediate production and distribution of...
The private sector has urged the government to address the legal issues involved in their procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines. This developed after President Duterte finally allowed the importation of the COVID-19 vaccines by the private sector. “The pronouncement of the President on...
On the eve of the Holy Week observance, President Duterte placed Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the strictest quarantine status, from March 29 to April 4. This was prompted by a surge in COVID-19 infection: the number of new cases daily...
Two local pharmaceutical firms are in “advanced stage and very serious interest” of their proposed COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing plans while at least four foreign companies have also been identified as potential vaccine technology providers, but a Philippine produced COVID-19 may have to wait...
