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193,000 Pfizer COVID-19 doses to arrive in the Philippines on Monday, first from brand

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 03:21 PM

MANILA — The Philippines will get its first delivery of 193,000 COVID-19 shots from from US biotech US-based Pfizer/BioNTech on Monday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed.  Read more »

PH to get 1.3M vaccine doses from COVAX, Pfizer jabs this month, says Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 12:52 AM

MANILA - Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday said at least 1.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility will arrive in the Philippines this month. Read more »

US to authorize Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 for age 12 and up: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 12:30 PM

The US pharmaceutical giant said in late March it had submitted data from a clinical trial of 2,260 12- to 15-year-olds that showed the vaccine was highly effective and well-tolerated. Read more »

Japan mulls letting dentists administer COVID-19 vaccines

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 19 01:59 PM

The Japanese government will consider allowing dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccines, its top spokesman said Monday, amid concerns there will be a dearth of doctors and nurses once the rollout hits full tilt.   Read more »

Philippines, Brazil, Mexico among those due to get Pfizer shots from COVAX in Q2

Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 10:41 PM

GENEVA - Some 14.1 million doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been allocated to 47 countries and economies for delivery in the second quarter of this year, the Gavi Vaccine Alliance said on Monday. Read more »

Japan PM Suga receives 2nd vaccine shot ahead of US trip

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 06 12:58 PM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his second dose of the Pfizer Inc. COVID-19 vaccine at a Tokyo hospital on Tuesday, as part of preparations to visit the United States next week for a meeting with President Joe Biden. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 1, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:37 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

South Korea vaccinates senior citizen after suspension

Chung Sung-Jun, AFP/Pool
Posted at Apr 01 10:59 AM

An elderly woman receives the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination center as part of vaccinations for senior citizens over 75 years old, in Seoul on Thursday.  Read more »

BioNTech-Pfizer say COVID-19 vaccine 100 pct effective on 12 to 15-year-olds

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 31 07:13 PM

BioNTech-Pfizer said Wednesday their vaccine showed 100 percent efficacy against the coronavirus in 12 to 15 year olds, as they eye approval for adolescents to get the jabs before the next school year.   Read more »

Pfizer, BioNTech launch COVID-19 vaccine trial on kids under 12

Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 02:28 AM

Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE began testing their COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12, with hopes of expanding vaccination to that age range by early 2022, the US drugmaker said on Thursday. Read more »

Japan PM Suga receives 1st shot of COVID-19 vaccine

Kyodo News
Updated as of Mar 16 01:51 PM

(UPDATE) Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his first dose of Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine at a Tokyo hospital on Tuesday, getting the shot in front of cameras to reassure the Japanese public about its safety. Read more »

Japan sees high rate of anaphylaxis after taking Pfizer vaccine

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 10 03:31 PM

People in Japan who received Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine seem to have suffered anaphylaxis at a higher rate than in the United States and Europe, the minister in charge of vaccination efforts said Wednesday. Read more »

Japan receives third batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 01 11:10 AM

The third batch of Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Japan on Monday as the country is preparing to expand its inoculation program for health-care workers. 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 »

English survey finds high antibody levels from Pfizer vaccine rollout

Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 03:26 PM

People in England who have received 2 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are generating strong antibody responses as the shot is rolled out, researchers said Thursday, adding that confidence in vaccines was high. Read more »

Malaysian PM launches nationwide COVID-19 vaccine drive

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 24 06:20 PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin kicked off the country's largest COVID-19 immunization exercise on Wednesday by becoming the first to get the vaccine jab. Read more »

Japan vaccine supplies to be limited, delaying shots for elderly - minister

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 01:34 PM

Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the first months of the inoculation rollout and shots for the elderly will be distributed gradually, the country's inoculation chief has said. Read more »

Japan's COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands beyond Tokyo area

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 18 03:14 PM

Japan expanded its COVID-19 vaccine rollout beyond the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday, with health workers set to be inoculated at 100 hospitals across the country by next week. Read more »

Syringe shortage hampers Japan's COVID-19 vaccination rollout

Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 12:36 PM

Japan is scrambling to secure special syringes to maximize the number of COVID-19 vaccine shots used from each vial, but manufacturers are struggling to ramp up production quickly, raising fears that millions of doses could go waste. Read more »

New Zealand will get first batch of coronavirus vaccines next week

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 05:58 AM

New Zealand will receive its first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine next week, ahead of previous expectations of receipt by the end of March, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday.   Read more »