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Tala Hospital expects delivery of close to 800 vials of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 05:34 PM

The Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital (DJNRMH) or Tala Hospital in Caloocan City expects the delivery on Sunday of around 800 vials of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, its chief said Thursday. Read more »

117,000 doses ng Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine inaasahan ngayong Pebrero: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 01:13 PM

MAYNILA - Nasa 117,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses ang inaasahang matatanggap ng Pilipinas mula sa Pfizer ngayong Pebrero, ayon kay vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr.  Read more »

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective, says study

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 09:12 PM

Sputnik V -- named after the Soviet-era satellite -- was approved in Russia months before results from its final-stage clinical trials were published, leading to skepticism. Read more »

Pfizer-BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine works against UK, S. Africa variants

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 04:33 PM

Pfizer and BioNTech, makers of a COVID-19 vaccine, said on Thursday that their product is effective against coronavirus variants that have emerged in Britain and South Africa. Read more »

Pinay health worker sa Singapore nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 12:14 PM

Nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19 ang isang Pinay health worker na nagtatrabaho sa National University Hospital sa Singapore. Read more »

Pinoy frontliner sa Italy, nagbahagi ng karanasan matapos mabakunahan kontra COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 09:42 AM

MAYNILA - Ibinahagi ng isang Pilipinong nagsisilbi bilang frontliner sa Italy ang kaniyang karanasan matapos maturukan ng bakuna kontra COVID-19. Read more »

'Not for the very old, very frail': FDA eyes advisory on Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 11:01 AM

MANILA - The Food and Drug Administration is eyeing an advisory on the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine following 33 deaths among elderly people who received their first dose in Norway.  Read more »

Pag-aaral sa epekto ng Pfizer vaccine sa mga matandang namatay sa Norway tinututukan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 08:05 PM

Hindi pa umano tiyak kung dahil sa bakuna ang pagkamatay ng ilang matatanda sa Norway na nabigyan ng COVID-19 vaccine.  Read more »

Norway not categorically stating Pfizer vaccine caused deaths - expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 11:31 AM

A health expert on Monday allayed concerns about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines following dozens of deaths in Norway linked to the Pfizer jabs. Read more »

Philippines approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 02:40 PM

MANILA — The Philippines has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday, as the government aims to inoculate 100,000 to 200,000 Filipinos daily in a national vaccine rollout.   Read more »

Singapore PM receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 01:46 PM

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received the first shot of a vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday, the 68-year-old said in a Facebook post sharing a video of him being injected in the arm at a local hospital. Read more »

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants– study

Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 12:26 PM

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in the UK and South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the US drugmaker. Read more »

PH’s FDA hopes to issue emergency use authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by Jan.

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 04:35 PM

If all goes according to plan, the Philippine government may already issue an emergency use authorization by January for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.  Read more »

PH approval for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 'almost automatic': Palace

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 10:51 AM

The Philippines' approval for the emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine is almost "automatic," Malacañang said Sunday. Read more »

Pinoy hairdresser in UK gets COVID-19 vaccine despite being not in priority list

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 01:14 PM

LONDON - Forty-two year-old Grant Gannaban-O’Neill, who is originally from Naga City in the Philippines, was inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine last week despite being technically not in the priority list here. Read more »

Duque on Pfizer vaccine issue: ‘What we did was correct’

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 01:09 PM

MANILA — Secretary Francisco Duque III defended himself anew on Wednesday by saying that the health department followed the proper protocol in negotiating with COVID-19 vaccine developer Pfizer.  Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine stirs rare hesitation in nearly virus-free Singapore

Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 01:07 PM

As Singapore prepares to roll out COVID-19 vaccinations, its striking success in controlling the virus is making some question whether they should take the jabs. Read more »

Pfizer nears deal with US to supply additional COVID-19 vaccine doses

Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 07:33 AM

As part of the new negotiations, the government is asking for 100 million additional doses from Pfizer from April through June. Read more »

Qatar, Oman to receive Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week

Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 06:45 PM

Qatar's Ministry of Public Health granted emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and is due to receive the first shipment on Monday, state media reported. Read more »

Vergeire says DOH still supports Duque after Pacquiao calls for replacement

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 03:50 PM

The Department of Health spokesperson said Monday that the agency continues to support the leadership of Secretary Francisco Duque III despite criticisms from other government officials. Read more »