President Rodrigo Duterte will be the one to tell the public what vaccine he will take, but his preference for a Chinese brand still stands, according to Malacañang.
Published February 10, 2021 2:37pm San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday asked Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to allow him to be the first person to be inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine in the city. In a letter he read during the visit of National Task Force against COVID-19 in the city, Zamora said he is aware that the priority in the vaccination program are healthcare workers and medical frontliners but he believed that being the first to be inoculated will boost his constituents trust and confidence. “(I) seek your approval.to be the first person to be vaccinated in the City of San Juan. The undersigned is volunteering in order to increase the trust and confidence of our citizens in the vaccination process and to encourage them to have themselves inoculated as well,” he said.
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The Philippines hopes to be able to allow more children and families out of their homes to shop and spend while still observing safety protocols. - Bloomberg
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The government may consider reevaluating the age restrictions for those allowed to go outside their homes amid the Covid-19 pandemic by end of January or February, the country’s National Action Plan Against Covid-19 deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon said Wednesday (Jan 20).
During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum, Dizon, also the country’s testing czar, said health authorities are still evaluating the effects of the holiday activities in December to the Covid-19 cases being recorded in January this year.
By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
Published January 20, 2021 1:27pm The Philippines has enough funds to finance its vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019, National Action Plan Against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer Vivencio Vince Dizon said Wednesday, even as a significant portion will be secured from loans. Absolutely we do have enough funds for the target number of doses and number of vaccinations with everything, all in na po yun services, ancillary, supplies, and equipment, etcetera, he said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum streamed online. The Philippines has allocated some P82.5 billion for the procurement of the vaccines, as the DOF earlier said the amount includes P40 billion coming from multilateral agencies, P20 billion from domestic sources, and P13.2 billion from bilateral agreements.
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“Sa kasulukuyan po 28 cold chain providers na po ang nakausap at mayroon pa pong limang kinakausap sa kasalukuyan (Currently were have talked to 28 cold chain providers and we are still negotiating with five more),” Deputy Chief Implementer of the National Action Plan Against COVID -19, Secretary Vivencio Dizon said during a Palace press briefing.
Dizon explained that it is important to understand that the COVID-19 vaccines that will arrive will require “very special” facilities.
“Ito po yung tinatawag nilang pharma-grade cold chain facilities or pharma grade cold storage facilities at ito pong mahigit na tatlumpung ito ang pinakamalalaking mga kumpanya na merong ganitong capacity (This is what they call pharma-grade cold chain facilities or pharma-grade cold storage facilities and these 30 or more are the biggest companies who have the facilities),” Dizon said.