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March 02, 2021 DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said 756 individuals, mostly healthcare workers and uniformed personnel, received the first dose of the Sinovac vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on the first day of the implementation of the vaccination program. In a statement, the National Vaccine Operations Center reported that there were 128 vaccinees from the PGH, 85 from Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, 20 from the Lung Center of the Philippines, 110 from the Philippine National Police General Hospital, 353 from Veterans Memorial Medical Center, and 60 from Victoriano Luna Medical Center. Of the 756, 13 experienced common and minor adverse events following inoculation, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a media forum on Tuesday, March 2. ....
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Press Release Drilon: Blanket immunity for vaccine makers is against the law and public policy Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon said the government cannot grant absolute and blanket immunity to vaccine manufacturers, saying it is against the law and contrary to public policy. Drilon backed Vaccine Czar Sec. Carlito Galvez who earlier said that the government cannot agree to a full immunity for vaccine manufacturers. Galvez revealed late Wednesday that there are vaccine makers which demand full immunity but said the government cannot do so out of concerns over malpractices and willful misconduct. Under the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act Congress passed last February 22, COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers are immune from suits for claims arising out of the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, but not for willful misconduct or gross negligence, Drilon said. ....