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The cargo, which contains 15,000 doses, was flown in to the Philippines Saturday, May 1, via a Qatar airlines flight.
The BOC said this was the ninth batch of COVID-19 vaccines to be cleared by the agency this year. Previously cleared vaccine batches include 3.5 million doses from Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and 525,600 doses from British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca.
Sputnik V was developed by the Russia-based Gamaleya Institute. Last March, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Russian vaccine for emergency use in the Philippines.
National Task Force against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.; IATF Chair and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III; Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlo; and Undersecretary Robert Borje, chief of the Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs witnessed the arrival of the jabs.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 4) As authorities see a slow decrease in the country’s COVID-19 cases, President Rodrigo Duterte said that the country is doing good on its pandemic response compared with other countries.
“Compared with other countries, which is not really the time to make comparisons, but we are doing good in the fight against COVID,” Duterte said in his late-night address Monday, even calling Health Secretary Francisco Duque III a “hero” of the fight against the coronavirus.
He said this as Duque was giving updates on the country’s latest COVID-19 situation.
On Monday, the Department of Health reported 7,255 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total tally to 1,062,225. Of this, 69,466 are active cases.
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India was criticized for a “lack of leadership” by a former central bank chief, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi resists pressure to lock down. Hong Kong is isolating all residents of a building after finding a case, and reviewing a decision to make vaccinations mandatory for foreign domestic workers after a backlash. There is also growing anger at Australia’s decision to ban citizens returning home from India.
Duterte vaccination: A look at Sinopharm compassionate use permit for PSG
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President
Rodrigo Duterte received his first dose of Sinopharm’s vaccine against COVID-19 despite it being given a “compassionate special permit” for his close-in security personnel only.
Sinopharm has also yet to be granted an
emergency use approval by the country’s
Food and Drug Administration.
In a Facebook Live aired on Monday night, May 3, Duterte was shown being administered with a dose of the vaccine from China by Health Secretary
Francisco Duque III. The 76-year-old president was also with his former aide-turned-senator.
Harry Roque.
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Published May 4, 2021 11:58am Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday compared the vaccine against COVID-19 to rare gold as he once again urged the public to take it as soon as they have the chance. Ang bakuna ay ginto dahil kakaunti pa lang ang available para mabakunahan ang 70 million ng ating mga kababayan para sa herd immunity, Duque said during the rollout of Russia s vaccine Sputnik V in Santa Ana Hospital in Manila. (The COVID-19 vaccine is rare gold because it is hardly available to vaccinate 70 million of our population for herd immunity). Kaya nakikiusap po tayo, itong bakunang ito, kapag nagkaroon ng pagkakataon, sunggaban niyo na dahil mahirap makakuha muli dahil limitado ang supply,” he added.