Published May 1, 2021, 1:01 PM
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Saturday, May 1, the first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines ordered from Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute will arrive this Saturday at around 5 p.m.
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon (Photo from PCOO/Manila Bulletin File Photo)
He said based on the information they received Friday night, the initial 15,000 doses of Sputnik V are expected to arrive in the country.
“Ngayon, mamayang hapon naman po ay padating na po at sigurado na ang unang batch ng Sputnik V…mamayang hapon bandang ala singko ng hapon (Today, this afternoon, the first batch of Sputnik V will surely arrive, at around five o’cock in the afternoon),” he said in an interview over DZBB.
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (Photo from PCOO/ Manila Bulletin File Photo)
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Sputnik V vaccine, which was developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute, got the nod of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is “safe” for public use.
“Kailangan po maintindihan ng ating mga kababayan na ang Sputnik V po ay nabigyan na ng emergency use authority (EUA) ng ating Food and Drug Administration so ibig sabihin, napag-aralan na po yung dossier ng Sputnik V at nakita naman na katanggap tanggap at ligtas ito para sa ating mga kababayan (Our countrymen need to understand that Sputnik V has already been granted an emergency use authority by our Food and Drug Administration so it means that the dossier of Sputnik V has been studied and it was found to be acceptable and safe for our countrymen),” she said during the Laging Handa briefing on Saturday.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO/Manila Bulletin File Photo)
He said those who discriminate, intimidate and even re-tag the healthcare workers will all be held accountable.
“Now more than ever HCWs play a crucial role in our COVID-19 response. We stand against any form of discrimination, intimidation, and violence against them,” he said in a statement.
“These acts will not be tolerated. We will hold perpetrators of these acts accountable and will collate reports from our HCWs for proper investigation and resolution.”
The DOH chief said after their consultation with the HCWs, they “have been notified on incidents of discrimination, intimidation, and violence against our HCWs including cases of red-tagging for simply asking for better benefits and pay.”
The easterlies or the warm wind originating from the Pacific Ocean that brings warm and humid weather conditions remained the dominant weather system in the country, affecting Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Satu
The Philippines welcomed on Saturday, May 1, the inclusion of Moderna’s vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Emergency Use Listing (EUL).
(Manila Bulletin File Photo)
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire cheered at the decision of WHO