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Filipinos seeking to work abroad urged to get vaccinated vs coronavirus: POEA

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 10:58 AM

Filipinos eyeing jobs abroad are urged to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said Sunday as the country anticipates the arrival of its first supply of vaccines against the coronavirus. Read more »

180 healthworkers in Caloocan hospital want Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine: staff

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 09:59 AM

The only remaining COVID-19 referral hospital for purely mild to critical cases in Metro Manila, the Dr. Jose N Rodriguez Memorial Hospital (DJNRMH) in Caloocan City, will likely prioritize the vaccination of its 180 health workers who are willing to receive the jabs developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinovac, a staff said Sunday. Read more »

70 porsyento ng healthworkers sa Marikina, handang tumanggap ng bakuna ng Sinovac

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 09:11 AM

Nasa 70 porsyento ng healthcare workers sa Marikina City ang handang tumanggap ng COVID-19 vaccine ng Sinovac mula China, ayon sa alkalde nito ngayong Linggo. Read more »

PH holds simulation of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine arrival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 01:30 AM

Final preparations are now underway for the Sunday arrival of Coronavac doses in the Philippines. Read more »

First in line no more: PGH doctor will not be getting milestone COVID-19 shot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 11:34 PM

Dr. Jonas del Rosario, in an interview with ABS-CBN Teleradyo, said he was informed earlier Friday that he will not be the first to be inoculated. Read more »

AstraZeneca, Sputnik vaccines face hurdles if COVID-19 shots become annual affair

John Miller and Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 08:29 PM

Vector immunity is not a new issue but has come under renewed scrutiny as companies including J&J anticipate regular COVID-19 vaccinations, like annual influenza shots, may be needed to combat new variants of the coronavirus.   Read more »

South Korea kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 26 10:17 AM

South Korea launched its COVID-19 inoculation campaign on Friday, with shots to be administered in some 200 nursing homes, in a campaign that officials call the first step in returning the country to more normal life. Read more »

US approves Pfizer vaccine storage at normal freezer temperature

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 07:18 AM

Frozen vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine may be stored at temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers for a period of up to 2 weeks, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Read more »

PGH to be given Sinovac vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 11:25 PM

The Philippine General Hospital is set to be the first recipient of the country's first ever batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac, which is set to arrive this Sunday. Read more »

PH gov't rejects vaccine manufacturers' 'blanket immunity' request

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 11:23 PM

Further delays in the Philippines' access to COVID vaccines after the government denies the request of vaccine makers to waive their liability for any diverse effects of their drugs. Read more »

Gobyerno inanunsiyong dadating ang Sinovac vaccines sa Linggo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 06:55 PM

Inanunsiyo ng Malacañang na darating sa Pilipinas ang unang shipment ng Sinovac vaccines sa Linggo.   Read more »

Some Metro Manila, prov'l governments bare COVID-19 vaccination preps

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 05:25 AM

Some local chief executives in Metro Manila and in the provinces bared their respective COVID-19 vaccination plans on Wednesday, highlighting the importance of the local governments' preparedness to be able to convince their constituents to be inoculated against the coronavirus. Read more »

Singapore's first Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrive ahead of approval

Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 03:10 PM

Singapore is the only wealthy country considering the use of Sinovac's vaccine, which has been found to have an efficacy rate ranging from about 50 to 90 percent in studies. Read more »

UK sent 'positive' response on PH request for pre-deployment COVID-19 vaccination of nurses: Bello

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 10:58 AM

MANILA - The United Kingdom has sent a "positive" response to the Philippines on its request for health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their deployment there, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Thursday.   Read more »

Only 19 percent of adult Filipinos willing to be vaccinated vs COVID-19: survey

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 04:28 AM

MANILA - Only 19 percent of adult Filipinos, or only 1 out of 5 adults in the country, are willing to be inoculated against COVID-19, a recent survey by OCTA Research showed. Read more »

Gobyerno, umaalma sa hinihinging 'blanket immunity' ng COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 07:01 PM

Pumapalag ang gobyerno sa hinihiling ng ilang vaccine manufacturers na “blanket immunity” o ang pagtatagal sa lahat ng posibleng panangutan nila sa ano mang hindi magandang epekto ng COVID-19 vaccine kapag binigay na ito sa mga Pilipino.  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 »

Ghana to receive world's first doses of free COVAX vaccines

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 05:44 PM

Ghana is to receive Wednesday the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free to poor countries, UNICEF and the World Health Organization said. Read more »

Gov't 'stands by' vaccination cluster despite delay of vaccine arrivals: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 01:57 PM

The administration said Wednesday it "stands by" its COVID-19 vaccination cluster and negotiating panel following criticisms over the delay of its inoculation program. Read more »

Who will be given Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 10:15 PM

Philippine authorities are discussing who can be prioritized for Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine after regulators advised against giving it to health workers treating coronavirus patients.  Read more »