Moderna I nc., an American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, said it will start the first phase of its shared services facility (SSF) in the Philippines in September this year with initial employment of 40 to 50 staff. - - - Patrick Bergstedt, Moderna senior vice-president and general...
Around 391,000 doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in the Philippines next week, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, May 16. Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines (AFP / Manila Bulletin) DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, in a media forum on...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, May 4 said he is “delighted” that Moderna, a leading vaccine manufacturer, is planning to put up its Shared Service Facility for Pharmacovigilance in the Philippines—a first in Asia and third in the world. “I take it as a vote of confidence...
US vaccine manufacturer Moderna Inc. announced Wednesday, May 3, that it will establish an Enterprise Solutions hub, its third globally, and a commercial presence in the Philippines to support its Asia Pacific operation. The biotech company issued the announcement separate from a Malacanang...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Two leading international companies have told President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. they intend to build facilities in the Philippines, bringing more jobs to Filipinos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Moderna officials on Tuesday afternoon (Washington...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that the country may receive a donation of 390,000 doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines by the end of the month. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that it has begun with the process and has already secured an...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Cebu has started distributing hog cholera vaccines to backyard breeders, as some areas in Cebu have been affected by African Swine Fever (ASF). Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy, head of the Provincial Veterinary Office, said at least 24 local government units (LGUs)...
Infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante urged the public to receive the second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine in order to help maintain the country’s wall of immunity against the coronavirus. Solante made the statement during a public briefing on April 13 following the Department of...
Over the course of the 20th century, improved health outcomes such as increased child survival, reduced deaths due to infectious diseases, and longer life expectancies may be attributed through immunization. The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), in partnership with...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Tuesday, April 4, renewed calls for pharmaceutical companies to apply for the Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) for Covid-19 bivalent vaccines as experts warned against the impact of long Covid in the workplace. With the country no longer under a state...
The arrival of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines that will be donated by vaccine-sharing platform Covax Facility has been put on hold. This as concerned government agencies are still discussing some conditions that vaccine makers require, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 28....
There is a “slight delay” in the arrival of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “So yung bivalent vaccines, nagkakaroon lang tayo ng kaunting delays (For the bivalent vaccines, we are having slight delays),” said DOH Undersecretary and...
