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PH eyes inclusion of 12 to 17 year olds in vaccination program vs COVID-19

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 02:53 AM

“We cannot be fully safe if these population below 18 (years old) are not vaccinated. They comprise more than 29 million people,” according to inoculation czar Sec. Carlito Galvez, Jr.  Read more »

Bakit naantala ang pagdating ng Sputnik V vaccines sa bansa?

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Posted at Apr 28 07:28 PM

Paliwanag ni vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., ito ay dahil sa “logistical challenges” sa paglilipat ng mga bakuna.  Read more »

PH expecting 'accelerated delivery' of COVID-19 vaccines starting May: vaccine czar

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 10:59 AM

The Philippines is expecting an "accelerated delivery" of COVID-19 vaccines starting May even as global production of the jabs is seen to stabilize only in June, the country's vaccine czar said Sunday. Read more »

PH expecting nearly 14 million COVID vaccines to arrive in second quarter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 09:15 AM

The Philippines may receive nearly 14 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from 4 pharmaceutical companies within the second quarter this year, the head of the country's inoculation strategy has said. Read more »

194,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive in May - Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 11:34 AM

Some 194,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by drug maker Moderna are expected to arrive in the Philippines by May, Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr said Tuesday. Read more »

PH eyes 20 million doses of Sputnik V, may be used for seniors in lieu of AstraZeneca

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 10:16 AM

The Philippines is expecting some 20 million doses of Russia-made Sputnik V in the coming months, with the first 500,000 arriving this month, COVID-19 vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday. Read more »

Over 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive in PH next month

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 10:45 PM

The pandemic task force official in charge of procuring vaccines points to global supply issues for the shortfall in doses received by the country.  Read more »

Galvez: PH could reach up to 3 million COVID-19 inoculations per week by June

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 12:25 PM

Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday said the government intends to rapidly increase the number of inoculations to curb the pandemic.   Read more »

Galvez nirekomendang simulan na ang vaccination sa ibang sektor

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 02:53 AM

Ganito aniya ang ginawa sa US, Indonesia at Israel kaya napabilis ang pagbabakuna nila sa kanilang populasyon.  Read more »

Galvez: PH expecting more than 2-M vaccine doses before March ends

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 12:04 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Philippines is set to receive more than 2 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses from Sinovac and AstraZeneca before the month ends, the country's vaccine czar said Monday. Read more »

Vaccine czar: 2.3 milyong dosage ng bakuna kontra COVID-19 paparating sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 01:13 PM

MAYNILA - Nasa 2.3 milyong supply ng mga bakuna ang darating sa bansa bago magtapos ang Marso at sa kasunod na buwan ng Abril, ito tiniyak ni vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., Sabado ng umaga.   Read more »

Galvez says inoculation of all medical frontliners may take until mid-April

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 01:04 AM

All of the Philippines' health workers are expected to receive their coronavirus shots by mid-April. Read more »

PH eyes distribution of all 600,000 Sinovac vaccines within first week of March

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 10:43 AM

The government is planning to deploy all 600,000 Sinovac vaccine doses to different hospitals across the country within the first week of March, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., said Wednesday. Read more »

Due to supply issues, Chinese vaccines gaining momentum in developing countries: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 10:06 PM

The Philippines' vaccine czar on Monday said more developing countries are availing of COVID-19 vaccines made in China due to the lack of supply of Western vaccines.   Read more »

Galvez: Bulk of COVID-19 vaccine supply for PH to arrive by 3rd quarter of 2021

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 11:40 PM

MANILA - The bulk of the supply of the country's COVID-19 vaccines will be arriving by the third and the fourth quarters of 2021, the country's "vaccine czar" said Wednesday. Read more »

PH won't lose 44 million vaccines from COVAX despite delay: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 12:29 PM

The delay in the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility does not mean the Philippines is losing its allocation from the global initiative, vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez said Friday. Read more »

Gobyerno wala pang pirmadong supply agreement sa vaccine makers: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 09:10 PM

Ito ang lumabas nang talakayin sa Senado kung paano mapapabilis ang pagbili ng LGUs ng bakuna kontra COVID-19.  Read more »

At best, PH can inoculate 50 to 70 million vs COVID-19 by yearend: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 10:17 AM

The Philippines can inoculate 50 to 70 million of its citizens against COVID-19 by the end of the year if vaccine supplies arrive on time, an official leading the country's immunization drive said Sunday.   Read more »

Health workers sa COVID-19 referral hospitals, prayoridad sa bakunang gawa ng Pfizer

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 11:28 PM

Prayoridad sa unang batch ng Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines na darating sa Pilipinas ang mga health worker sa COVID-19 referral hospitals sa Metro Manila, Cebu City at Davao City. Read more »

Duterte: 'Highest bidder' wins in COVID-19 global vaccine supply

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 12:04 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday claimed that countries that can pay more are being prioritized by pharmaceutical companies in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »