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Vaccine misinformation spawns 'pure blood' movement

Anuj Chopra and Marisha Goldhamer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 10:10 AM

Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global search for unvaccinated donors -- Covid-19 misinformation has bred a so-called "pure blood" movement. Read more »

Bulk of wasted vaccines come from private sector, LGUs, say DOH, DOF

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 04:50 PM

Vaccine demands these days have declined “tremendously,” or from 3-4 million vaccine requirements per day at the height of the pandemic in 2021, to an average of 18,000 to 20,000 vaccinations per day starting January this year, Vergeire said. Read more »

Former officials deny preventing audit on vaccine deals

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 03:34 PM

Former National Task Force against COVID-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said all transactions were above board. Read more »

Get booster jab amid presence of BQ.1: health expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:04 AM

An infectious disease expert encouraged the public to get booster doses against COVID-19 in order to fend off its more infectious subvariants. Read more »

Bakunahang Bayan II targets 5-11 years, first boosters

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 10:23 PM

The Department of Health has slated another two-day special COVID-19 vaccination drive in December. Read more »

Covid vaccines may cause period problems: experts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 04:34 AM

Some Covid vaccines may cause heavy menstrual bleeding, specialists at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) warned Friday. Read more »

Unvaccinated Djokovic to miss US Open

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 26 08:26 AM

Novak Djokovic withdrew from the US Open on Thursday as his refusal to get vaccinated means he cannot travel to the United States in a move which had been widely anticipated. Read more »

COVID jab coverage in poorer countries hits 50%

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 06:10 AM

A global vaccine alliance said governments had successfully prioritized the vaccination of healthcare workers. Read more »

DOH revives push to redefine 'fully vaccinated'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 12:59 PM

The Department of Health is pushing its plan to redefine the term 'fully vaccinated' by including the first booster shot. Read more »

Children below 5 years old must also get COVID-19 shot: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 12:21 PM

The head of the Philippines’ vaccine expert panel said children below 5 years old should get jabbed against COVID-19. Read more »

Moderna announces positive results for Omicron vaccine

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 06:45 AM

US biotech company Moderna on Wednesday announced positive results for a new vaccine that targets both the original Covid strain and Omicron. Read more »

Univ. of Hong Kong, Sinopharm launch trial for omicron-targeting vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 03:21 PM

Some 500 Hongkongers have been recruited for clinical trial, out of which 100 have already received the new jabs. Lead researcher Professor Ivan Hung says the new vaccine could achieve a 60 to 70 percent overall protection rate. Read more »

Health workers, seniors nagsimula nang makakuha ng ika-2 booster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 02:55 PM

Umarangkada na ngayong Huwebes ang pagbabakuna ng ikalawang COVID-19 booster shots sa mga healthcare worker at senior citizen sa Metro Manila. Read more »

N. Korean military ramps up COVID response

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 11:46 AM

North Korean military medics ramped up the distribution of medicines to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Bagong subvariant, maaaring palitan ang 'stealth' omicron: eksperto

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 04:33 PM

Hindi malayong mapalitan ng bagong-tukoy na omicron BA.2.12.1 ang BA.2 o 'stealth omicron' bilang dominant variant sa bansa, ayon sa isang eksperto. Read more »

What the studies tell us about the fourth COVID-19 jab

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 16 01:56 PM

Many countries are offering fourth doses of the vaccines, but most are for at-risk groups like the elderly. Questions remain over how long the protection will last and if another shot will benefit the wider population. Read more »

Pfizer Q1 revenues jump 77 pct to $25.7-B on vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 08:21 PM

Pfizer, which has shipped some 3.4 billion doses of vaccine to 179 countries, has won regulatory approval for its shot in most age groups. Read more »

The world of vaccines, before and after COVID

Marie-Morgane Le Moel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 06:32 PM

The COVID pandemic forever changed the world's relationship to vaccines, spurring unprecedented production and innovation. Read more »

UK approves Valneva's COVID-19 jab

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 04:02 PM

Britain has approved a new coronavirus vaccine by the Austrian-French drugmaker Valneva, the UK regulatory authority MHRA said on Thursday. Read more »

DOH sees 500K COVID cases if public too lax over rules

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 11:38 AM

Waning compliance with pandemic guidelines could push active coronavirus infections to around half a million by the middle of May, the DOH warned. Read more »