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US COVID-19 vaccine supplies strain to meet wider eligibility, 2nd doses

Peter Szekely, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:53 AM

Scattered shortages of COVID-19 vaccines persisted on Saturday under pressure from growing demand, as previously inoculated Americans returned for their required second shots and millions of newly eligible people scrambled to get their first. Read more »

India starts huge vaccine drive as European rollout stutters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 07:37 AM

India kicked off one of the world's largest coronavirus vaccination drives Saturday, as US drugs giant Pfizer moved to calm fears in Europe about delays to deliveries of their vaccine.    Read more »

DOLE urges prioritization of minimum wage earners, OFWs in COVID vaccine drive

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 11:00 PM

MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is urging the national government to include minimum wage earners among sectors that will be prioritized in the vaccination against COVID-19. Read more »

Mandaluyong starts COVID-19 vaccine info drive

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 09:29 PM

Abalos explained that there is a need to educate people about the whole vaccination process. Recent surveys have earlier revealed the public’s hesitancy to join the government's vaccination drive.   Read more »

Vaccine passport might be used for border control once widely implemented- Vergeire

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 01:30 PM

MANILA — A health official on Friday said that the certificate received by people who will be vaccinated against COVID-19 can be used as a requirement for border control once it is widely used.   Read more »

How Pinay who administered first COVID vaccine found her calling

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 10:58 PM

It slowly dawned on May Parsons that she faced a gargantuan task because the whole world will be watching her do what she has been doing best in the last three years as a peer vaccinator. Read more »

‘Hindi ipipilit’: Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccine jab will be on ‘bottom list’, says DOH

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 11:15 PM

“You would go to the bottom of the line and the next time na puwede na kayo uli magpabakuna ay yan po kapag pagdating ng susunod ng delivery at kapag tapos na po ang sektor na kabilang po kayo," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said. Read more »

Some health workers wary of COVID-19 vaccine, but those in favor outnumber them - polls

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:54 PM

MANILA — Lack of thorough study on COVID-19 vaccines and concerns about their side effects topped the reasons why some health workers in the country refuse to be inoculated against the coronavirus, results of two surveys showed Thursday.  Read more »

California Disneyland: From theme park to mass COVID vaccination center

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 11:41 AM

California's Disneyland opened a giant coronavirus vaccination center Wednesday, some 10 months after the pandemic's appearance forced the closure of the world-famous theme park.   Read more »

Can frontliners choose their COVID-19 vaccine? Officials weigh in

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 10:31 AM

The Philippine government will ensure the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines that will enter the country, the Department of Health said Thursday when asked whether frontliners can choose which vaccine will be injected to them. Read more »

UK Pinoy hairdresser gets vaccinated, says inoculation 'only way' out of pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 08:21 AM

MANILA - A Filipino hairdresser in the UK said Thursday vaccination is the only way to end the COVID-19 pandemic as he completed his inoculation. Read more »

US vaccinates 10 million against COVID but remains behind target

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 06:32 AM

More than 10 million people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, official data showed Wednesday, even as the country remains behind its immunization targets. Read more »

Duterte defends decision to buy China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 11:52 PM

Duterte claimed Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine is just as good as those made by other manufacturers. Read more »

PH to sign deal for 20-M vaccine doses from AstraZeneca

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 10:13 PM

The Philippine government and Britain's drug maker AstraZeneca enter a tripartite deal to secure COVID-19 vaccines for local governments. Read more »

Pinakamalawak na vaccination program sa kasaysayan ng UK inilalatag dahil sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 07:33 PM

Ikinakasa na ang pinakamalawak na vaccination program sa kasaysayan ng United Kingdom.  Read more »

PH to hold dry run for arrival of first batch of COVID-19 vaccines

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 09:40 PM

MANILA — The Philippines will be holding a dry run next week to ensure that facilities are ready to receive the first batch of vaccines supposed to arrive in February.   Read more »

San Juan City conducts dry run of COVID-19 vaccinations

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 06:45 PM

San Juan City is conducting simulations of the impending COVID-19 vaccinations of at least 50,000 residents who comprise the first batch of vaccine recipients, ahead of the arrival of the 100,000 Astrazeneca vaccines they ordered via tripartite agreement with the national government.  Read more »

Indonesia launches vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 13 02:19 PM

JAKARTA (UPDATE) - Indonesia launched one of the world's biggest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns on Wednesday with President Joko Widodo getting the first shot of a Chinese vaccine as his country fights one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia. Read more »

Congress 'well within its rights' to probe illegal PSG vaccination: Gordon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 12:03 PM

Congress is "well within its rights" to investigate the illegal vaccination of President Rodrigo Duterte's close-in security, a senator said Wednesday. Read more »

PH Red Cross says 'ready to help' gov't COVID-19 vaccination program

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 11:40 AM

The Philippine Red Cross will help the government in its vaccination effort against COVID-19, its chairman said Wednesday. Read more »