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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 23, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 11:43 PM

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

Sri Lanka vaccinates children over 12 against COVID-19

Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP
Posted at Sep 24 06:30 PM

A health worker inoculates a child against COVID-19 at a children's hospital in Colombo on Friday as the country began inoculating children over 12 Read more »

Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 12:25 PM

Moderna Inc Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel thinks the COVID-19 pandemic could be over in a year as increased vaccine production ensures global supplies. Read more »

Ain't no mountain high enough

Adnan Abidi, Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 10:01 AM

Doctors in India scale rockslides, invoke gods to vaccinate Himalayan villages. Read more »

Novavax applies to WHO for emergency COVID-vaccine use

Manas Mishra and Carl O'Donnell, Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 05:48 AM

Novavax has already submitted regulatory documents to countries including India, the Philippines and Indonesia. Read more »

Over 728,000 more Pfizer-BioNTech jabs arrive in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 11:15 PM

With the arrival of the new batch of COVID-19 jabs, the Philippines has received nearly 67 million vaccine doses so far. Read more »

US mandates vaccines for 2022 Winter Olympic team

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 03:49 PM

US athletes taking part in the Beijing Winter Olympics next year must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more »

Clover says vaccine effective against COVID-19 variants

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 23 03:17 PM

Trials show 79 percent efficacy against any severity of illness from the COVID-19 Delta variant, says Clover Biopharmaceuticals. Read more »

QC prioritizes COVID vaccinations in closed facilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 02:39 PM

The Quezon City government said Thursday it would prioritize vaccinating residents of orphanages, home care facilities and apostolate centers in the city. Read more »

New Zealand may end lockdowns with high vaccinations

Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 11:51 AM

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday the country should aim for a 90%-plus rate of inoculation, and could drop strict coronavirus lockdown measures once enough people were vaccinated. Read more »

US approves Pfizer COVID booster for elderly, high-risk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 11:38 AM

The United States on Wednesday authorized the use of boosters of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, as well as adults at high risk of severe disease and those in high-exposure jobs. Read more »

Gov't eyeing to vaccinate children against COVID by October

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 08:47 PM

The government is studying the possible COVID-19 vaccination of the 12 to 17 age group by the middle of October. Read more »

Japan to up worldwide vaccine donations to 60M doses

Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 05:38 AM

Of the first 30 million, Japan has already provided about 23 million doses mostly to Asian countries including Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia. Read more »

PH receives over 940,000 more Pfizer-BioNTech jabs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 11:22 PM

With the arrival of the new batch of vaccines, the Philippines has received nearly 66 million vaccine doses so far. Read more »

China seeks to develop next-gen vaccines amid trial complications

Josephine Ma, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 22 07:28 PM

A lack of international cooperation to compare vaccines will make it more difficult for China to come up with convincing data for future vaccines using new technologies or targeting new variants of COVID-19, although China is not alone, experts said. Read more »

Kailangan pa ba ng flu vaccine kung bakunado na?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 06:27 PM

Maraming Pilipino ang patuloy na naghahanap ng paraan para makakuha ng karagdagang proteksiyon para sa kanilang sarili sa gitna pa rin ng COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Official eyes rule to wear vaccine cards on lanyards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 02:55 PM

An official on Wednesday suggested requiring the public to carry their COVID-19 vaccination cards on lanyards whenever going outside their homes. Read more »

Panama to start giving immunocompromised people COVID-19 boosters

Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 01:01 PM

Among those eligible to get an extra shot during the first phase of the Panamanian plan are people undergoing cancer treatment and transplants, as well as those who received stem cells in the last two years or suffer from an advanced or untreated HIV infection. Read more »

ABISO: Wala munang 1st dose vaccine sa Gen. Trias hanggang Sept. 24

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 01:18 PM

Suspendido muna ang pagtuturok ng unang dose ng COVID-19 vaccines sa General Trias, Cavite hanggang Sept. 24 dahil sa kawalan ng suplay. Read more »

FDA warns no nasal spray can block COVID-19 yet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 12:37 PM

The Philippine drug regulator on Wednesday warned the public that no nasal spray has been proven effective yet in preventing COVID-19. Read more »