Children below 12 years old may soon get vaccinated against Covid-19. This after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application of Pfizer for its Covid-19 vaccine for children from 5 to 11 years old. In a television interview on Thursday, FDA Director General Enrique “Eric” D.…
Around 19 million fully vaccinated adults may now get their Covid-19 booster shots, according to the National Vaccination Operation Center (NVOC). This after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended last Tuesday the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of six Covid-19 vaccines brands so those who are fully vaccinated with the…
Published March 14, 2021, 5:41 PM
DAVAO CITY – Before the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic over a year ago, health authorities here announced that they were monitoring travelers from China following the outbreak of a “mysterious disease.” On Jan. 7, 2020, Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary Abdullah Dumama bared in a press conference that while there was no ban imposed on travelers from China, they were told by the DOH Central Office in Manila to closely monitor travelers from China.
“We were told by the Secretary (Francisco Duque III) that we need to be screening and tightly monitoring those coming from China,” he said.
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte lauded the signing of a tripartite agreement among the national government, local government units, private sector, and vaccine manufacturer which will secure an additional 14.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca. Photo: RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
MANDALUYONG CITY, Jan. 15 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday lauded the signing of a tripartite agreement among the national government, local government units, private sector, and vaccine manufacturer which will secure an additional 14.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca.
The total doses under the tripartite scheme has now reached to 17 million doses, augmenting the country s vaccines amid the limited supply in the global market.