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...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. defended on Tuesday, May 4, the use of inoculation of President Duterte using a Sinopharm vaccine which has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use. Duterte was vaccinated with his first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The willingness of residents of Paranaque City to be inoculated with Russian-made coronavorus disease (COVID-19) Sputnik V is 'overwhelming', vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday, May 4. Galvez, chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, made the remark...
President Duterte chose state-owned and Chinese-made Sinopharm over other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines because of the recommendation of his doctors, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 4. President Duterte receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Health Secretary Francisco...
Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has set a 180-day target starting this month to achieve herd immunity in the National Capital Region (NCR) and six other provinces. This could be done by increasing the daily vaccination to 120,000 in Metro Manila, according to Galvez who is also the chief...
Six key factors will help the national government achieve its goal of herd immunity by the end of the year, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. bared late Monday night, May 3. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, Unity) This, as the...
The impending jump in the delivery rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines starting this month will make a huge impact on the government's mass inoculation program, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said late Monday night, May 3. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. poses for a photo with the 500,000...
An Israel vaccine manufacturer has also proposed to establish a vaccine production facility in the country, adding to at least 4 firms that are already in discussion with the government. Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the Philippines’ Declared National Policy Against...
Filipinos will need to wait until 2031 to attain herd immunity against coronavirus disease if the government fails to vaccinate at least 300,000 people every day, Vice President Leni Robredo’s camp said on Sunday, May 2. Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesman, warned that for the country...
The delivery to the Philippines of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from the Serum Institute of India will not be affected by the surge of cases in the South Asian country. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19,...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) intends to donate half a million coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Galvez revealed the upcoming foreign donation of vaccine doses developed by China's...
More than 5,000 laborers, including Overseas Filipino Workers, are set to be inoculated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during the Labor Day symbolic vaccination on May 1, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday, April 29. Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of...
