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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 18,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines have expired due to vaccine hesitancy among residents of Zamboanga Peninsula.

The Philippines has no plans to buy additional doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country still has enough supply of COVID-19 vaccines, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said.

The single-shot Sputnik Light coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is a "good candidate" as a booster shot, members of the Vaccine Expert Panel said Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V has showed a “strong protection” against the highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology said on Thursday, Jan. 20.

The Sputnik coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Russia can provide protection against the Omicron variant, the jab makers said.

The Department of Health (DOH) said that local experts studied the data of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine before approving its emergency use in the Philippines.

Russian Sputnik V vaccines showed 80 percent efficacy against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) six to eight months after the second dosage, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced in a global press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 24.

The Muntinlupa City government has administered more than 800 booster shots mostly to fully vaccinated frontline health workers.

The government of Russia donated 5,000 doses of Sputnik Light coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines on Friday, Nov. 19, its first ever supply of the said one-dose jab.

President Duterte appealed to the public anew to do their part in defeating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by getting vaccinated as more vaccines arrive in the country Monday evening, November 8.

The national government is planning to conduct a national vaccination day against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) “within this month.”

It was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s turn Thursday, Oct. 28 to hear words of appreciation from President Duterte in connection with the Russian Federation’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related assistance to the Philippines.

The Philippine government received on Saturday, Oct. 16, additional 720,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine, the largest delivery of the Russain-made coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country so far.

More than 283,000 people in Muntinlupa are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced that starting today, Oct. 11, only one vaccination center will operate in the municipality.

Muntinlupa City has fully vaccinated 63.5 percent of its target population as total vaccines administered reached more than 567,000.

The Pateros municipal government started on Friday the vaccination of people who have long waited for their second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine.

After some delays, the country finally received the latest batch of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine supply composed of 190,000 doses on Saturday night, September 18.