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Philippines OKs Sinovac jab for kids ages 6 to 17

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 06:55 PM

Children ages 6 to 17 can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac, the DOH said Tuesday. Read more »

HK health experts set to OK vaccines for below 3 y.o.

Sammy Heung and Rachel Yeo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 18 02:47 PM

A government committee is likely to agree on lowering age for vaccine recipients in their August meeting, a source says. Health experts say Chinese-made Sinovac jab is most feasible option for children under age of three. Read more »

China’s mRNA booster fights better than inactivated jabs: researchers

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 18 12:08 PM

AWcorna vaccine produced 4.4 times more omicron antibodies than Sinovac booster, scientists behind clinical trial write in Cell Research journal. Read more »

Second booster shot rollout by end of April: official

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 03:35 PM

Government will begin the rollout of second booster shots to vulnerable sectors by the end of the week at the earliest and next week at the latest. Read more »

NVOC hopes to rollout 2nd COVID booster shot soon

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 07:50 PM

Even as it awaits the final recommendation of the HTAC on the implementation of a 2nd booster shot against COVID-19, the NVOC said it hopes to start the rollout this week. Read more »

Ilang lugar binabantayan dahil sa pagtaas ng COVID cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 07:52 PM

May ilang lugar umanong binabantayan ang Department of Health dahil sa pagtaas ng kanilang one-week growth rate. Read more »

Sinovac has modest protection vs omicron, delta in kids

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 03:05 PM

Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine can protect children against variants of concerns delta and omicron, an expert said Thursday. Read more »

Mga nabakunahan sa ika-4 na nat'l vax days nasa 1.4M

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 05:23 PM

Hindi bababa sa 1.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses ang naibakuna sa pinalawig na National COVID Vaccination Drive Round 4 (NVD4), ayon sa datos. Read more »

Gov't finalizing guidelines on Sinovac jab for children

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 06:37 PM

Government is finalizing guidelines on the use of Sinovac for children age 6 and above, an official said Tuesday. Read more »

Guidelines sa pagturok ng Sinovac vaccines sa mga bata inihahanda

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 08:09 PM

Inihahanda na umano ng DOH ang guidelines sa paggamit ng COVID-19 vaccines ng Sinovac sa mga may edad 6 hanggang 17. Read more »

Sinovac allowed for pediatric vaccination in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 10:31 PM

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization to Sinovac for pediatric vaccination. Read more »

Sinovac, Sinopharm effective against Delta variant: study

Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 07:42 AM

China's two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Sinovac and Sinopharm, were shown to be effective against the Delta variant. Read more »

Medical group pushes for National Vaccination Day for children

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:03 PM

The Philippine Medical Association is pushing for a national vaccination day specifically catered for children to maximize efforts for immunization against COVID-19. Read more »

How good is your COVID vaccine booster? Expert cites best combos

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 02:14 PM

People given China's Sinovac for primary COVID vaccine could get more antibodies with a heterologous booster shot, an expert explained Tuesday. Read more »

'Sinopharm, Sinovac vaccines prevent severe illness'

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 05 08:55 PM

China’s widely used Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines will give some protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death from the Omicron variant despite declines in protective antibodies, a WHO official said on Tuesday. Read more »

Sinovac COVID-19 shot with Pfizer booster less effective vs Omicron: study

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 06:29 AM

Sinovac's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine followed by a booster Pfizer-BioNTech shot showed a lower immune response against the Omicron variant compared with other strains. Read more »

Sinovac says its vaccine can fight omicron with 3rd dose

Simone McCarthy, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 15 08:53 PM

Beijing-based Sinovac on Wednesday said a third shot of its CoronaVac vaccine could improve its ability to neutralize the omicron variant, citing its own laboratory studies. Read more »

PH adds over 1.7-M donated Janssen shots in vaccine stocks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 09:00 PM

Earlier in the day, the country received 2 million donated Sinovac COVID-19 doses from China, and 2.4 million other vaccine shots manufactured by Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. Read more »

PH accepts 2 million Sinovac jabs from China

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 08:12 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday night welcomed an additional 2 million donated Sinovac COVID-19 shots from China, hours after the country received over 2.4 million donated jabs. Read more »

Indonesia to start vaccinating children aged 6-11 against COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 01:48 PM

Indonesia will start administering COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between 6-11 on Tuesday. Read more »