Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:11:24 GMT
Blood clots following AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson doses have sparked fear. But experts say vaccines are safe—and those in charge are working hard to keep it that way.
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:52:16 +0000
WASHINGTON: The head of Pfizer said in an interview aired Thursday that people will “likely” need a third dose of his company’s Covid-19 shot within six to 12 months of vaccination, while elsewhere defending the relatively higher cost of the jab. CEO Albert Bourla also said annual vaccinations against the coronavirus may well be required. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Keith Calayag| Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:01:50 +0000
THE 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the World Health Organization-initiated Covax facility will arrive this April, a National Task Force official said on Wednesday. Speaking in Filipino during a Laging Handa public briefing, Deputy Chief Implementer Vivencio “Vince” Dizon said the vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will still be distributed to medical […]
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Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:06:56 GMT
They’re making the same mistakes made during the HIV epidemic by hoarding doses and blocking global initiatives that encourage open and equitable access to vaccine technology.
Read moreCredit to Author: Associated Press| Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 02:14:01 +0000
A real-world test of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in more than half a million people confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose. Wednesday’s published results, from a mass vaccination campaign in Israel, give strong reassurance that the benefits seen in smaller, limited testing persisted when the vaccine was […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Keith Calayag| Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:30:06 +0000
THE Philippine government has signed indemnification agreements with vaccine makers Pfizer and AstraZeneca, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Wednesday. “Nakapagpirma na po at naisumite na po natin ang mga requirement kasama po dito ang indemnification agreements para sa Pfizer at AstraZeneca, so napirmahan na po namin iyon (We have already signed and submitted all requirements, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:08:39 +0000
SEOUL: North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology, South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday, according to reports. The impoverished, nuclear-armed North has been under self-imposed isolation since closing its borders in January last year to try […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:40:00 +0000
THE Philippines may have a hard time procuring Covid-19 vaccines in the first half of the year because the US and European countries are gobbling up most of the supply, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. warned. In a televised briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Galvez said that Western countries cornered a large bulk […]
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Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:58:47 GMT
Following criticisms for Canada’s slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to procure doses that could otherwise go to poorer countries.
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Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:36:54 GMT
Many people are frustrated with the beleaguered vaccine rollout, but a lot of the hurdles are out of the prime minister’s control.
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