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PH renews call for equitable Covid vaccine distribution

The Philippines has renewed its call for the just and equitable distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to ensure the access of lower-income...

EU seals deal to acquire 1.8 billion doses of Pfizer Covid vaccines

The European Union (EU) cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel Covid-19 vaccine technology on Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension...

Govt Covid vaccination drive refocused to urban centers

The government will strategically allocate coronavirus vaccines to urban centers with high infection rates to contain the further spread of the virus. Vaccine czar Secretary...

Russia makes breakthrough with single-dose Sputnik Covid vaccine

Russia has made a major breakthrough with the development of a single-dose vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) called Sputnik Light, which presents...

Expert: Existing vaccines can help body fight vs existing Covid variants

Vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have benefits that outweigh the risks and are effective even with existing variants, a vaccine expert said...

Biden administration favors waiving of patents on Covid vaccines

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced that it supports waiving protections on intellectual property or patents for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, a move that may...

Duterte hoping Ivermectin trials for Covid treatment yield positive results

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night expressed hope that local clinical trials of Ivermectin would show that they are safe and effective for human...

Duterte ditches Sinopharm vaccines in favor of Sinovac

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night ordered the withdrawal of vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm,...

PH to get 38 million vaccine doses from India

The Philippines is assured of getting 30 million doses of vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from Novavax and another 8 million from...