Published April 8, 2021, 1:00 PM
“Very good news.”
That’s how Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia described on Thursday, April 8 the government’s decision to allow the use of China-made CoronaVac brand vaccines on senior citizens.
(Photo by Ali Vicoy / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Garcia, in a virtual news forum, said the development would hasten the inoculation of Filipinos against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
CoronaVac is manufactured by Sinovac Biotech. It is one of only two vaccine brands being used by the Philippines, the other one being the British-Swedish vaccine AstraZeneca.
“Napakaganda ng balita kahapon galing sa FDA [Food and Drug Administration] na inapprove na ang Sinovac sa senior. Pwede na tayong magtuloy-tuloy ng pagbabakuna (It was very good to learn from FDA yesterday that Sinovac has been approved for seniors. We can now continously perform vaccinations),” Garcia said.
SunStar Less than 1,500 new cases for 2nd day
DAVAO. In this photo taken in August 2020, a jeepney driver wearing a face mask and face shield beckons to passengers. (SunStar Davao File)
+ February 17, 2021 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, reported 1,184 new cases of coronavirus infection, less than 1,500 for the second consecutive day.
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, the total coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) case count in the Philippines has gone up to 553,424.
This number includes 29,814 active cases that are still in isolation or in hospitalsl, 11,577 deaths and 512,033 recoveries.
After reporting less than 50 deaths from Covid-19 for five days in a row, DOH on Wednesday listed 53 additional mortalities. The case fatality rate remained at 2.09 percent.
2020-12-16 08:35:59 GMT2020-12-16 16:35:59(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MANILA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Wednesday reported 1,156 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number in the country to 452,988.
The DOH said 425 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 419,282. The death toll climbed to 8,833 after 21 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH added.
The capital Manila is seeing an increase in the number of COVID-19 transmissions, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said, noting that rising infections in 12 out of the 16 Metro Manila cities. We recognize that the beginning of the (holiday) surge in Metro Manila is already evident. We can see it now, Duque told a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.
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4:26 PM MYT MANILA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Wednesday reported 1,156 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number in the country to 452,988. The DOH said 425 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 419,282. The death toll climbed to 8,833 after 21 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH added. The capital Manila is seeing an increase in the number of COVID-19 transmissions, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said, noting that rising infections in 12 out of the 16 Metro Manila cities. We recognize that the beginning of the (holiday) surge in Metro Manila is already evident. We can see it now, Duque told a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.