The government is hoping to secure up to 40 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by American firm Pfizer, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel ‘Babe’ Romualdez said Thursday.
DOH, FDA deny serious adverse event from Caloocan City due to COVID-19 vaccine cnnphilippines.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnnphilippines.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Public health authorities on Saturday said the severe adverse event experienced by a vaccinee from Caloocan City was not caused by the COVID-19 shot.
In a statement, the Department of Health and the Food and Drug Administration said an investigation was immediately conducted after a social media post on April 8 claimed a 54-year-old male from the city experienced a serious side effect after being vaccinated.
Based on the casualty assessment by the Regional Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee, the DOH and FDA said the COVID-19 vaccine did not cause the stroke, the adverse event is inconsistent with the causal association to the vaccine, and the adverse event is coincidental to underlying or emerging conditions of the patient.
Duterte signs measure to expedite vaccine program, set indemnity fund
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 26) President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into a law a measure that aims to speed up procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccine.
This was confirmed Friday by Duterte s former special assistant Senator Bong Go, and Presidential spokesman Harry Roque. Indeed, we remain committed in our fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and we are using necessary means, such as the enactment of this Republic Act, certified urgent by the President, as a way to start our vaccine rollout, Roque said in a statement.
The COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021 also allocates ₱500 million for the COVID-19 National Vaccine Immunity Fund to compensate vaccinees who may experience serious side effects or die after inoculation.
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