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Hong Kong leader urges vaccinations as COVID infections swamp city

Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 05:35 PM

Health authorities reported 29,381 new COVID infections and 196 deaths on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 28, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 12:08 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

In China, the young start getting COVID-19 vaccines

AFP
Posted at Oct 28 09:24 AM

China has started giving COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 3 to 11 as the country deals with fresh outbreaks of the Delta variant. Read more »

Safety of China’s COVID-19 vaccines ‘widely recognized’

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 27 05:40 AM

Sinovac and Sinopharm jabs have made ‘positive contribution’ to building a protective barrier against the pandemic, says official. Read more »

China OKs mixed-use COVID-19 vaccine trials

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 11 01:32 PM

China’s medical products regulator has approved local trials for the combined use of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and a DNA vaccine developed by American biotech company Inovio. The trials are set to begin in the autumn in China and will evaluate the safety and ability of the combined vaccines to induce an immune response in adults, Inovio said. Read more »

FDA chief: Very few catch COVID-19 after full vaccination

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 02:53 PM

Very few people catch COVID-19 after completing their vaccination, the Philippine drug regulator said on Wednesday, as it sought to allay concerns about whether jabs provide enough protection against the more contagious coronavirus Delta variant.  Read more »

Palace denies Chinese vaccines causing COVID-19 resurgence abroad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 04:00 PM

Recents reports say some countries that predominantly used Chinese vaccines, like Chile and Bahrain, are experiencing a spike in coronavirus infections.  Read more »

Duterte's second COVID-19 shot to come from China-donated Sinopharm vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 02:59 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to take his second COVID-19 vaccine dose about a month after receiving his first jab, Malacañang said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte to get second Sinopharm COVID-19 shot

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 03:06 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will take a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese state firm Sinopharm, even after he told Beijing to take back the doses that it donated, Malacañang said on Thursday.  Read more »

Duterte to Chinese envoy: Send us Sinovac COVID-19 shots, not Sinopharm

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 02:48 AM

The World Health Organization has yet to approve Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines for emergency use. Read more »

US should compete with China's 'vaccine diplomacy' - Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 01:47 PM

The United States should compete with the "vaccine diplomacy" that China employs as it battles for world influence, Sen. Franklin Drilon said Wednesday. Read more »

WHO expects decision on 2 Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in next 2 weeks

Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 04:18 AM

The WHO could decide on a vaccine made by Sinopharm by the end of this week, and one made by Sinovac Biotech by the end of next week. Read more »

Philippines gets 500,000 more Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 11:34 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)— The Philippines on Thursday received another delivery of 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinovac Biotech.  Read more »

Navotas mayor gets first Sinovac dose 'with a heavy heart'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 09:36 PM

"I have no issue against Sinovac, or any Chinese company for that matter, I have an issue with the Chinese government," the mayor told ABS-CBN News in a text message. Read more »

Expert panel OKs Sinovac COVID-19 jabs for elderly

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 08:48 PM

The Philippine vaccine expert panel recommends for the elderly the COVID-19 vaccine from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech, the group's head said on Wednesday, after an initial advice from the country's drug regulator.  Read more »

Philippines receives purchased 1 million Sinovac COVID-19 shots

Jamaine Punzalan and Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 06:27 PM

(UPDATE) The Philippines on Monday received delivery of another 1 million COVID-19 shots from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech, its first batch of procured coronavirus vaccine worth P700 million, as infections in the country reached another all-time high. Read more »

Palace: NCR Plus, Cebu, Davao cities to get most of latest China-donated COVID-19 shots

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 02:11 PM

Most of the second batch of China's COVID-19 vaccine donation will go to areas worst hit by the new and more contagious variants of the disease, Malacañang said on Friday.  Read more »

Palace backs Sinovac COVID-19 jabs for elderly

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 06:24 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday it was "very supportive" of the option to give the country's 9 million senior citizens COVID-19 shots from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech.  Read more »

Philippines eyes Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for seniors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 03:00 PM

MANILA — The Philippines is eyeing giving its 9 million senior citizens the COVID-19 vaccine from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech, an official leading the inoculation strategy said on Wednesday.    Read more »

China eases visa rules in Philippines for recipients of its vaccines

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 07:47 PM

China's embassy in the Philippines said on Monday it would simplify visa applications for anyone in the country who has been inoculated with Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines to allow regular travel to resume.  Read more »