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Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine is wiping out COVID-19 among health workers in Indonesia, an encouraging sign for the dozens of developing countries reliant on the controversial Chinese shot, which performed far worse than western vaccines in clinical trials.

The Muntinlupa City government has used up all the 3,000 doses of Sputnik V Gam-COVID-Vac vaccines donated by the national government and received new supply of other brands.

Vice President Leni Robredo is exploring to turn her Swab Cab project into a “vaccine cab” that will go around communities to vaccinate people who cannot register online for the vaccination program in their areas.

Fully vaccinated Filipinos will still need to wear masks and observe physical distancing, an expert said on Monday, May 10.

Now the country has more coronavirus vaccine supply, Vice President Leni Robredo thinks it could be time for her to get vaccinated.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)’s Port of NAIA cleared two shipments containing around 3.5 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, it announced Saturday, May 8.

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.

Another 1.5 million doses of vaccines made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 at 7:45 a.m. Friday, May 7.

President Duterte may receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech for his second dose should Sinopharm fail to secure the necessary approval from the country’s health regulators.

After apologizing for having himself inoculated with Sinopharm’s coronavirus vaccine despite the lack of regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), President Duterte insisted that he can get what vaccine he wants because “this is my life.”

President Duterte ordered the withdrawal of China-made Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines from the Philippines because they have not been granted an emergency use authorization by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Parañaque City residents are no longer selective when it comes to the brand of vaccine they are getting against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday, May 5.

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.

Cebu Pacific (CEB) Thursday  (April 29) delivered its first government-procured vaccine shipment of 500,000 doses of Sinovac  from Beijing, China to Manila.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday, April 23, reported that 24 deaths have been recorded following vaccination in the country.

Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III received his first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Friday, April 23.

The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 has allocated the lastest batch of 500,000 doses of CoronaVac brand vaccines to the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus and other areas experiencing a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as well as in economic centers.