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DOH: No adverse effect tallied on first day of Sputnik V rollout

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 02:36 PM

The Department of Health did not log any serious adverse effect from the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia during the first day of its rollout this week, an official said on Monday.  Read more »

Philippines gets first 15,000 Sputnik V COVID-19 shots

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 09:08 PM

The Philippines on Saturday took delivery of its first batch of 15,000 shots of the COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V from Russia, after a delay.  Read more »

Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for animals -regulator

Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 04:00 PM

Russia has produced the world's first batch - 17,000 doses - of COVID-19 vaccines for animals, its agricultural regulator said on Friday. Read more »

PH prepared to handle powder, liquid form of Sputnik V vaccines set to arrive this week — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 02:24 PM

MANILA — The Philippines is ready to receive and properly store Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines from Russia’s Gamaleya Institute, the Department of Health said Wednesday.   Read more »

Russia says Sputnik shot less effective vs S.Africa variant but better than others –Ifax

Reuters
Posted at Apr 09 06:14 PM

Russia's Sputnik V shot is less effective against the South African COVID-19 variant but still does better than other vaccines, the lead scientist behind it was quoted as saying on Friday. Read more »

Russia COVID-19 vaccine okay for elderly, says FDA chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 10:57 PM

Sputnik V, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia's Gamaleya Institute which has been approved for emergency use in the Philippines, can be used by the elderly, the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday.    Read more »

Russia COVID-19 vaccine okay for elderly, says FDA chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 09:59 PM

Sputnik V, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia's Gamaleya Institute which has been approved for emergency use in the Philippines, can be used by the elderly, the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday.    Read more »

Philippines in 'very advanced' talks for acquisition of Russian COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 10:40 PM

The Philippines is in "very advanced" negotiations to get a supply of the COVID-19 vaccine that Russia's Gamaleya Institute developed, Manila's ambassador to Moscow said on Monday.   Read more »

Pakistan to approve Russian Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Asif Shahzad, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 10:09 PM

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is all set to approve the Russian Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, a government official said on Monday, a week after China's Sinopharm and Oxford University's AstraZeneca vaccine got a similar authorization.   Read more »

Pfizer, Gamaleya COVID-19 vaccines may arrive in PH in February: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 02:26 PM

MANILA — COVID-19 vaccines from US-based Pfizer and Russia's Gamaleya Institute may arrive in the Philippines in February, Malacañang said on Thursday, as authorities raced to book supplies of the drug to begin inoculations as the coronavirus pandemic persisted over a year since it began in China. Read more »

Palestinians approve Russian COVID-19 vaccine for use in self-rule areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 10:51 PM

MOSCOW/RAMALLAH, West Bank - The health ministry of the Palestinian Authority has approved the main Russian vaccine against COVID-19, known as Sputnik V, for use in Palestinian self-ruled territory, Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Monday. Read more »

Russia’s Gamaleya Institute applies for COVID-19 vaccine emergency use but documents incomplete — FDA

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 09:26 PM

MANILA — The Philippine Food and Drug Administration on Friday confirmed that Russia's Gamaleya Institute has filed for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine but would still need to file lacking documents. Read more »

DOH awaits AstraZeneca to apply for vaccine emergency use after trial request withdrawal

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 02:24 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it is waiting for vaccine developer AstraZeneca to apply for emergency use distribution in the Philippines after it withdrew its application for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.   Read more »

Argentina expects 10 million doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
Posted at Nov 03 11:02 AM

Argentina is expecting 10 million doses of Russia's main experimental COVID-19 vaccine between December and January, the government said on Monday, as infections continue to climb in the South American country. Read more »

Russia seeks accelerated WHO registration for virus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 05:29 AM

MOSCOW - Russia has applied to the World Health Organization for accelerated registration and pre-qualification of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the country's sovereign wealth fund said Tuesday. Read more »

Sinopharm calls off COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in PH, Sinovac awaits ethics review

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 05:23 PM

MANILA — A Chinese vaccine developer backed out of initial plans to hold clinical trials in the Philippines, according to the Department of Science and Technology on Friday. Read more »

DOH: Russia looking for local research group to jointly conduct COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in PH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 04:38 PM

To organize a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in the Philippines, Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute must now find a local research group, the Department of Health said Friday. Read more »

PH to consider opening manufacturing plant for Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine - DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 03:41 PM

The health department on Friday said it was open to Russia’s plan of setting up a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and distributing hub in the Philippines, as the development could give country a medical advantage.    Read more »

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID on 2nd round of evaluation by PH experts — DOST

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 07:42 PM

MANILA - Negotiations with Russia for its possible COVID-19 vaccine has reached a second round of evaluation by local experts, the Philippines' Department of Science said Thursday. Read more »

Russian scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine defends 'wartime' roll-out

Polina Nikolskaya and Polina Ivanova, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 02:58 PM

Russia plans to share preliminary results of its COVID-19 vaccine trial based on the first six weeks of monitoring participants, raising the tempo in an already frenzied global race to end the pandemic.  Read more »