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2M AstraZeneca vaccines dumating na; 1st batch ng Pfizer posibleng dumating sa Lunes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 06:45 PM

MAYNILA - Dumating na sa Pilipinas ngayong Sabado ang dagdag na 2 milyong doses ng AstraZeneca vaccine na donasyon mula sa COVAX facility ng World Health Organization (WHO).  Read more »

FDA approves ivermectin for human anti-parasitic treatment

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 09:57 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said it has granted a certificate of product registration (CPR) for locally-produced ivermectin as an anti-parasitic drug for humans. Read more »

PH Red Cross seeks FDA nod for ivermectin clinical trials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 02:02 PM

The Philippine Red Cross will wait for advice from the Food and Drug Administration before deciding if they will proceed with the planned clinical trials of ivermectin for COVID-19 patients, its chairman said Friday. Read more »

FDA rules on ivermectin could set precedent for other COVID 'cures': lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 11:26 AM

The Food and Drug Administration should be firm in its guidelines on anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, saying its decision could set a precedent for other drugs that claim to be a cure for COVID-19, the chairperson of the health committee at the House of Representatives said Friday. Read more »

Russia approves single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 dose

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 03:52 AM

The Russian vaccine has been approved for use in over 60 countries, but it has not yet been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.   Read more »

Babaeng nag-self medicate ng ivermectin dinapuan pa rin ng COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 10:26 PM

Isang 57 taong gulang na umiinom ng ivermectin sa payo ng mga kaibigan ang nagkaroon ng COVID-19 at naospital.  Read more »

Duterte nag-sorry sa paggamit ng Sinopharm pero iginiit na ‘legal’ ito

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 06:58 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin ang pangulo pero depensa niya na legal naman ito.  Read more »

Palace says no role in FDA probe of PSG's early Sinopharm vaccine use

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 05:45 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday it is not its job to tell the Presidential Security Group to cooperate with an inquiry into its use of unauthorized COVID-19 shots last year.  Read more »

Sotto seeks probe into FDA advisory vs ivermectin use

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 12:53 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said he would seek an investigation into the alleged opposition of the Food and Drug Administration on the use of ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment. Read more »

COVID vaccine applications for commercial distribution possible by 2021: FDA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 12:01 PM

MANILA - Applications for the commercial distribution of COVID-19 vaccines could come early next year, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.   Read more »

Duterte may get second dose from Sinovac if Sinopharm fails to get FDA nod: vaccine expert

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 11:37 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte may be inoculated with a different brand of COVID-19 vaccine should Sinopharm fail to get an approval from Philippine drug regulators, a member of the country's vaccine expert panel said Thursday. Read more »

Lawmakers who distributed ivermectin not within FDA purview: chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 10:43 AM

MANILA - The Food and Drug Administration continues to investigate the distribution of anti-parasitic drug ivermectin by two lawmakers supposedly to counter COVID-19, its chief said Thursday, but clarified that looking into their possible liability is not within the agency's mandate.   Read more »

FDA walang kapangyarihang parusahan sina Defensor, Marcoleta sa pamimigay ng ivermectin

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 08:07 PM

Aminado ang Food and Drug Administration (FDA) na wala itong hurisdiksyon kina Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor at Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta na walang habas na namamahagi ng ivermectin sa kabila ng mga babala ng ekseprto. Read more »

FDA approves emergency use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 01:12 PM

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday said it has authorized the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the Philippines. Read more »

Pangulong Duterte, tinurukan ng COVID-19 vaccine na gawa ng Sinopharm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 12:24 AM

Wala pang emergency use authorization mula sa FDA ang COVID-19 vaccine na itinurok kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.  Read more »

Online consultation para sa mga nais ng ivermectin ikinakasa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 09:20 PM

Hindi nagpatinag ang mga gustong mamimigay ng ivermectin sa kabila ng banta ng DOH, FDA, at medical groups.  Read more »

PSG remains uncooperative in probe over Sinopharm inoculation last year, says FDA

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 09:04 PM

Speaking to reporters, FDA Director-General Dr. Eric Domingo said the PSG has not responded to letters sent by the health department and his office asking for information on their inoculation late last year.    Read more »

Sinopharm vaccine na itinurok kay Duterte, legal ba? DOH sumagot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 07:41 PM

Nabakunahan na rin sa wakas si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Malacañang noong Lunes ng gabi. 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 »

'Hindi pa napag-aralan': FDA has not yet evaluated Chinese COVID-19 jab used on Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 10:33 AM

The Food and Drug Administration has yet to evaluate the Chinese vaccine that was used to inoculate President Rodrigo Duterte against COVID-19, its chief said Tuesday. Read more »