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Baguio City allots P200M for Covid vaccines

The Baguio City government has a readied P200 million for the roll-out of its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program. Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan, in an interview on Wednesday, said they...

Iloilo city, province seal deal with AstraZeneca for Covid vaccines

The city and province of Iloilo each signed a multilateral agreement for the advance purchase of AstraZeneca vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).   “After...

PH govt, Indian company sign deal for 30-million Covid vaccine doses

The Philippine government, represented by Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Serum Institute of India (SII) and Faberco Life Sciences, Inc., have signed a...

Manila mayor inks accord with AstraZeneca for 800k doses of Covid vaccines

Manila City Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed a tripartite deal on Monday the acquisition of at least 800,000 doses of vaccines for the coronavirus...

New research shows Pfizer vaccine may be effective against new Covid variant

New research suggests that Pfizer’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine can provide protection against the two new variants of the virus that that erupted in the United Kingdom and South...

Brazil claims 78% effectiveness for Chinese Covid vaccine

A vaccine candidate made by China’s Sinovac has been found to be 78-percent effective in protecting against the coronavirus, according to results of a study announced Thursday...

South Africa ready to start Covid vaccine drive

South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate the country’s health workers. This is South Africa’s first...

Severe reaction to Covid vaccines ‘exceedingly rare’

A severe allergic reaction to vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is "exceedingly rare," reported by 21 of 1.9 million people in the...

More Metro Manila cities allocate funds for Covid vaccines

There are now eight cities in Metro Manila that have allocated their own funds to purchase vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Quezon City...