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CONTINUE GIVING COVID VAX FOR FREE – SOLON

Ang Probinsyano Party-list Representative Alfred Delos Santos emphasized that COVID-19 vaccine primary doses and booster shots should remain free of charge for all individuals in the country who wish to receive them. In response to suggestions that people may be charged for vaccination now that COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency and […]

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AGRI PARTY-LIST TO GOVT: SECURE ASF VAX ASAP

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the government to prioritize the vaccination of local hogs against the African swine fever (ASF), which continues to decimate the local supply since its resurgence in 2018. “Nananawagan tayo para sa ating hog raisers. Ngayong inaasahan nating magiging available na ang bakuna kontra-ASF, sana ay umaksyon agad ang […]

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GET BOOSTED VS COVID AMID ‘KRAKEN’ – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go renewed his call to fellow Filipinos to get inoculated against COVID-19, once eligible, and strictly adhere to the government’s minimum health protocols as the Department of Health reported that the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, also known as “Kraken,” was detected in the country.  Go, who heads the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, […]

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DOH VOWS TO KEEP WASTAGE OF COVID-19 VAX MINIMAL

The Department of Health (DOH) manifested its commitment to proactively uphold accountability and transparency in the country’s COVID-19 vaccine procurements during the initial public hearing held by the Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon Committee). The DOH, led by Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Maria Rosario Vergeire, likewise reiterated that it will continue […]

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DOH NOTES GOOD PRACTICES IN CDO VAX INVENTORY

The Department of Health (DOH) has noted the good practices of the local government of Cagayan de Oro when it comes to the inventory of COVID-19 vaccines, the City Health Office (CHO) said. This came after the representatives from DOH central office visited the Cagayan de Oro to conduct the three-day simultaneous inventory of vaccines, […]

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ILOILO CITY SHARES VAX WITH NEIGHBORING TOWNS

The city government of Iloilo will share its purchased AstraZeneca coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines with municipalities composing the Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC) to also boost their inoculation targets. This was confirmed by Iloilo City COVID-19 focal person Roland Jay Fortuna during a virtual press conference where he said aside from the […]

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PH URGED TO SUPPORT COVID VAX PATENT WAIVER

Senator Koko Pimentel III, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, filed Committee Report No. 274 urging the Philippine Government to support the proposal before the WTO for a waiver of the intellectual property rights over COVID-19 vaccines. Pimentel believes that such a waiver would help ramp up global production of the much-needed […]

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TIME FOR PH TO PRODUCE OWN VACCINE – GATCHALIAN

While world leaders continue to debate whether there should be a suspension of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government to be one step ahead – explore the possibility of the country having the capacity to produce its own vaccine. Gatchalian said concerned government agencies such as the Department of […]

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PACQUIAO URGES US, CHINA TO DEPLOY VACCINES FASTER

Senator Manny Pacquiao held a press briefing on the letters he sent to U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Ambassador to the PH Huang Xilian and clarified that he only wanted that COVID-19 vaccines from the United States and China be sent to the Philippines faster. It was known Pacquiao sent out a letter to […]

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DA STARTS AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VACCINE TRIALS – DAR

The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) — in collaboration with a U.S. vaccine company, and Zoetiz, a global animal health company — has started initial vaccine trials in areas previously affected by the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF). Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the ASF vaccine trials started on April […]