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South Korea ready to share Covid vaccines with North Korea

South Korea is willing to share vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 with North Korea as part of an effort to resume relations with its nuclear-armed neighbor,...

New data show Moderna vaccine can beat new Covid strains

Pharmaceutical company Moderna on Monday released new data that showed its vaccine has proven to be effective against new, mutated strains of the coronavirus...

Chinese media concocts fringe theories on Pfizer vaccine, Covid origins

Chinese state media have played up questions about Pfizer’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine and whether it could be lethal to the very old....

Galvez thumbs down Sinopharm’s Covid vaccine

Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. seems to be thumbing down the vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) offered by a Chinese state-owned...

WHO hits richer countries for not sharing Covid vaccine with poorer nations

The head of the World Health Organization says it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in rich countries get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019...

Malacañang assures Sinovac offered PH lower price per dose

Malacañang on Sunday rejected claims that the vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. costs P3,600 per dose, insisting that they were cheaper than...

Expert says Covid vaccine efficacy also important

A health expert on Thursday advised the public to consider the efficacy of a vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to prevent a...

Govt inks deal with AstraZeneca for Covid vaccines

The government signed on Thursday signed a tripartite agreement with local government units (LGUs) and private companies to secure 17 million doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines...

Philippine FDA gives emergency approval to Pfizer Covid vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine (BNT162b2) after actual review by the country's medical...