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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 3, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:28 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine developer to sue Brazil regulator for defamation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 04:35 AM

Anvisa announced Monday that it had denied a request from several states to import Sputnik V, saying its experts had flagged "uncertainties" about the jab.  Read more »

Putin slams vaccine criticism, to get jab on Tuesday

Michael Mainville, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 10:39 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed foreign criticism of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine and said he would get the jab himself on Tuesday. Read more »

Sputnik vaccine ng Russia ligtas, epektibo vs COVID-19: medical journal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 07:38 PM

Ligtas at mabisa laban sa COVID-19 ang Sputnik vaccine ng Russia, ayon sa isang medical journal.  Read more »

Russians queue for COVID vaccine at Red Square mall

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 10:16 PM

Dozens of Moscow residents queued on Monday to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at the GUM department store, opposite the Kremlin on Red Square, where the shot is given on a first-come, first-served basis. 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 to distribute over 1 million Sputnik V shots at home by yearend

Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 10:29 PM

MOSCOW - Russia will have supplied more than 1 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to its own national inoculation program by the end of this year, a government minister said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine trial paused as clinics run short of shots

Polina Ivanova and Gleb Stolyarov, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 11:37 PM

Russia has temporarily stopped vaccinating new volunteers in its COVID-19 vaccine trial due to high demand and a shortage of doses, a representative at the firm running the study said on Thursday, in a setback for Moscow's ambitious plan to roll out the shot. 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 »

Concerns rise over Russia vaccine study 'inconsistencies'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 02:12 AM

PARIS - The Lancet medical journal said Thursday it had asked authors of a study on a potential Russian COVID-19 vaccine for clarifications after their research came under scrutiny. Read more »

PH meets Russian representatives, Pfizer on respective COVID-19 vaccine deals

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 03:47 PM

The Department of Health said it was meeting with COVID-19 vaccine developers on Friday to discuss the possibility of holding clinical trials in the country.  Read more »

Cavite COVID-19 vaccine trials to undergo FDA, ethics review first — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 02:01 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday said the planned vaccine trials in Cavite will have to undergo a review by the Food and Drug Administration and an ethics board before being allowed to start. Read more »

PH still in negotiations for COVID-19 vaccines, no clinical trial set yet

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 04:47 PM

The Philippines has not yet approved any clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines, the country's health department said Wednesday. Read more »