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The appointment of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan to the Department of Health (DOH) was like a “slap in the face” to health workers, a member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives said on Monday, Oct. 24.
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Oct. 23, confirmed the appointment of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Camilo Cascolan as one of its undersecretaries. The state health agency confirmed the said appointment amid circulating reports online. “Yes, we confirm the recei
NEW DONATIONS. Customs personnel inspect the shipment of 3,436,290 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine that arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 via a Silkway Airlines flight on Thursday night (Feb. 10, 2022). The jabs were donated by the United States government through the COVAX Facility. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - More than four million doses of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) arrived in two tranches at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Thursday night. First to land at Terminal 3 was the Air Hong Kong flight carrying 780,000 doses intended for the vaccination of minors aged five years to 11 years, procured by the government through the World Bank. About two hours later, 3,436,290 doses donated by the United States government through the COVAX Facility arrived at Terminal 2 via Silkway Airlines. National Task Force Against (NTF) Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.; United States Agency for International Development Health Director Michelle Lang-Alli; NTF special adviser Dr. Teodoro Herbosa; and Department of Health Undersecretary Ma. Carolina Vidal-Taino welcomed the twin deliveries. "This is so important for the kids in the Philippines so they can go back to school, enjoy sports, enjoy cultural events, and be happy, normal kids again," Lang-Alli said in an interview. The Pfizer vaccine, with a lower dose, is the only brand that has been approved for the five- to 11-year-old category. According to the National Vaccination Operations Center, a total of 26,363 children nationwide in the youngest age group have been administered the first dose in 40 sites as of February 9, or two days after inoculation started. In an earlier statement, Galvez said the national government may need to impose a "strong mandate" on vaccination in the future once the majority of children are vaccinated and the country already has a bigger supply inventory of the Covid-19 jabs. "Step by step kasi sa ngayon. Konti pa lang ang nababakunahan and we cannot mandate them na talagang lahat bakunado (We do it step by step by now. Only a few have been vaccinated for now and we cannot mandate yet that everyone should be vaccinated)," he said. (PNA) }
MORE LIFE SAVING DOSES. NTF chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. along with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, Health Undersecretary Ma. Carolina Vidal-Taino, and NTF strategic communications on current operations head Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor welcome the arrival of 2 million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines donated by the People's Republic of China at the NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on Tuesday (Dec. 14, 2021). Galvez said the latest shipment of Sinovac vaccines will be used for the administration of primary doses and booster vaccination. (PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The Philippines on Tuesday received additional 2 million doses of Sinovac vaccines donated by the Chinese government. National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. along with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, Health Undersecretary Ma. Carolina Vidal-Taino, and NTF strategic communications on current operations head Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor welcomed the arrival of the Philippine Airlines Flight PR 359 that landed around 6 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 in Pasay City. Galvez, also the vaccine czar, said the Sinovac's CoronaVac jabs will be distributed in different far-flung communities. "It will be needed for the first and second doses and also for the boosters," Galvez said in an interview. Galvez noted that most people are seeking to get Sinovac booster doses under the homologous booster vaccination. The latest shipment brought the country's total Sinovac vaccines to 54,030,400 doses, with 4 million doses of which, are donations from the Chinese government. Xilian said the Chinese government is committed to assisting the Philippines to revive its economy through scaling up the Covid-19 vaccination program. "We will continue to support the Philippines until the final victory against the pandemic," Xilian said. The Chinese vaccine manufacturer, Sinovac, has become the country's major source of Covid-19 jabs since February. The Philippines is slated to receive more than 24 million doses of Covid-19 from various vaccine manufacturers until the end of this week. (PNA) }
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CHINA-MADE JABS. National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (right) and Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian talk as boxes of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine are unloaded from a Philippine Airlines flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on Sunday (Oct. 24, 2021) night. Two of the three million doses were government-procured while the rest of the vaccines were donated by China. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - The delivery of three million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday night moved the country closer to its goal of 100 million doses by the end of the month. Philippine Airlines Flight PR359 landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 past 6 p.m. carrying the life-saving jabs - two million procured by the government and one million donated by China. "We are 2.5 million short of our target 100 million we have now 97,678,340 and we will have more arriving next week," National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said in an interview. Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary Antonio Morales, NTF medical consultant Dr. Ma. Paz Corrales, and Department of Health Undersecretary Ma. Carolina Vidal-Taino and Director Ariel Valencia joined Galvez in welcoming the shipment. Sinovac was the first Covid-19 vaccine that arrived in the country - 600,000 doses donated by China on February 28. Galvez lauded the Chinese government for donating 1 million more doses, adding that China shows virus can be defeated by cooperation and solidarity. "On behalf of the Filipino people, we would like to thank the Chinese government and Sinovac for the donation" Galvez said. "We now have almost 45 million doses of Sinovac." Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said the donation can help the Philippines recover from the pandemic. "I'm very happy to be here with Secretary Galvez to receive the one million doses of Sinovac donated by the Chinese government. We're happy to see that the confirmed cases in this country are going down, is decreasing with the hard work of the Philippine government and the people. We hope that the vaccines from China will continue to bring down the cases and bring back a normal life," Huang said. Aside from deployment to key cities, the vaccines will add to the stockpile for the third dose vaccination of health care workers, senior citizens and, adults with comorbidities. "For the booster for our health care workers, senior citizens, and those with comorbidities, they have the option which vaccine they are getting. It can be heterologous or cross mixing or homologous, meaning the same vaccine," Galvez added. On Friday, 724,000 doses vaccines were administered - the most single-day tally since the national inoculation program started on March 1. "We are very thankful that this landmark is speeding up the vaccination. We have been meeting with mayors and governors and we are happy that now, we are increasing the vaccination capacity. We will be looking forward in the next few days to reach 800,000 to 900,000 or even one million," Galvez said. Of the total 97,678,340 doses of Covid-19 vaccines received as of Sunday, more than 60.7 million doses were procured by the government, 24.3 million doses were donations from the COVAX Facility, 7.9 million were purchased by local government units and the private sector, and 4.6 million doses were donations from bilateral partners. Sinovac tops the list with 44.5 million, Pfizer follows with 25.3 million, and AstraZeneca 11.8 million. A total of 25,614,366 have been administered as second doses out of the 55,506,176 already injected as of October 23. (PNA) }
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