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LGUs, private firms told to follow gov't standards on COVID-19 vaccine storage

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 09:59 PM

MANILA - Local government units (LGUs) and private companies that have entered into tripartite agreements for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines were told to observe national government-set vaccine cold storage standards and not just resort to their own refrigeration measures. Read more »

Sotto confirms CDA on Sinovac vaccine, but will still push hearing on Friday

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 02:10 AM

MANILA - Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. showed to senators all “necessary documents and proposed agreements” in relation to COVID-19 vaccines the Philippine government is eyeing to purchase, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday. Read more »

Brazil researchers report more modest 50.4% efficacy for China's CoronaVac

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:14 AM

Piecemeal disclosure from global studies of the vaccine, called CoronaVac, have added to concerns that immunizations developed by Chinese producers are not subject to the same public scrutiny as US and European alternatives. Read more »

Indonesia to launch vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:11 AM

JAKARTA - Indonesia starts a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on Wednesday, with President Joko Widodo to receive the first shot of an ambitious drive launched amid record deaths from one of Asia's most stubborn epidemics. 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 »

Sinopharm vaccine pwede gamitin dahil aprubado ng China: Galvez

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 05:35 AM

MAYNILA - Ipinaliwanag ni COVID-19 national policy chief implementer at vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr na may basbas naman ng gobyerno ng China ang paggamit sa Sinopharm bilang bakuna kontra COVID-19 kaya pwede gamitin ito. Read more »

He was hospitalized for COVID-19. Then hospitalized again, and again

Pam Belluck, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 31 03:33 AM

Since getting sick with the coronavirus in March, Long, 54, has fallen into a distressing new cycle — one that so far has landed him in the hospital seven times. Read more »

How does AstraZeneca's vaccine compare with Pfizer-BioNTech?

John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 03:20 AM

ZURICH - Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford University's home-grown UK COVID-19 vaccine, adding an easy-to-manage shot to the arsenal of a nation desperate for pandemic relief. Read more »

What the vaccine side effects feel like, according to those who’ve gotten it

Amy Harmon, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 29 05:06 AM

The New York Times interviewed several dozen of the newly vaccinated in the days afterward. They recounted a wide spectrum of responses, from no reaction at all. Read more »

Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine over 50% effective in Brazil tests, reports say

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 04:21 AM

SAO PAULO - Sinovac Biotech's vaccine against COVID-19 is over 50% effective in late-stage trials, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Wednesday, adding that the Chinese company had asked the Brazilian institute running tests to wait up to 15 days before publishing their full results. Read more »

Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for people living with HIV?

Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 23 01:54 AM

LONDON - As the first COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out around the world, HIV/AIDS experts and advocates have sought to reassure those living with HIV that they can safely get the coronavirus vaccination. Read more »

PH may get 60 million more COVID-19 vaccine shots in 2021: Galvez

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 01:21 AM

MANILA (UPDATED)- The Philippines may acquire 60 million more COVID-19 vaccine shots in the second and third quarters of 2021, vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez said Monday. Read more »

Moderna vaccine is highly protective and prevents severe COVID-19, data show

Noah Weiland, Denise Grady and Carl Zimmer, The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 16 08:38 AM

WASHINGTON — Newly released data confirmed on Tuesday that Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is highly protective, setting the stage for its emergency authorization this week by federal regulators and the start of its distribution across the country. Read more »

Teachers should be among first for COVID vaccine jabs: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 04:42 AM

PARIS - The United Nations agency for education, UNESCO, on Monday called on governments to give teachers priority access to the new COVID-19 vaccines and be treated like "frontline" workers. Read more »

J&J readies 500 million vaccine doses for poor countries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 05:20 AM

GENEVA - US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it plans to provide 500 million doses of its vaccine for poor countries once results of clinical trials are announced by the end of  January. Read more »

EXPLAINER: I just got a COVID-19 vaccine. Now what?

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 04:05 AM

Britain on Tuesday became the first country in the world to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, initially making the shot available at 50 hospitals.   Read more »

Testing times: More work needed on AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine trials

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 04:00 AM

LONDON - AstraZeneca and Oxford University have more work to do to confirm whether their COVID-19 vaccine can be 90 percent effective, peer-reviewed data published in The Lancet showed on Tuesday, potentially slowing its eventual rollout in the fight against the pandemic. Read more »

Australia at China, magbibigay ng COVID-19 vaccine sa Pilipinas: Galvez

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 05:57 AM

Inanunsiyo ni vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. nitong Lunes na nagpahayag ang Australia at China na magbabahagi ito ng bakuna sa Pilipinas laban sa COVID-19.   Read more »

WHO against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 08 07:58 AM

The World Health Organization said Monday that persuading people on the merits of a COVID-19 vaccine would be far more effective than trying to make the jabs mandatory. Read more »

US AstraZeneca vaccine trial will clear confusion on how well it works: scientist

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 02:59 AM

CHICAGO - A top US scientist overseeing COVID-19 vaccine trials expects a large US study to determine how effective AstraZeneca's experimental inoculation is, following perplexing results from other trials released by the company and partner Oxford University. Read more »