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The local government of Zamboanga City is eyeing to share part of the purchased AstraZeneca vaccines with its neighboring province of Zamboanga Sibugay, and the island areas of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, which are part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the P100-million worth of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines […]
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 […]
You might have heard some people say they prefer one type of vaccine over the other; one brand over others. Before we proceed, let’s set the record straight that all vaccines available effectively keep you from getting COVID-19 and prevent leading to severe illness or, worse, death. All COVID-19 vaccines aim to produce immunity to […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should explain how an unlicensed logistics company using a defective thermometer was allowed to deliver AstraZeneca vaccines causing 7,500 doses to be returned to the Department of Health, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Citing the law creating the FDA (Republic Act 3720) and the law strengthening and rationalizing its regulatory […]
A cold storage facility in Taytay, Rizal is now ready to store coronavirus vaccines, Taytay Mayor Joric Gacula has announced. Gacula said the municipality of Taytay is ready to facilitate the storage and deployment of the vaccines after local government officials and municipal health officials visited and inspected the cold storage facility owned by the […]
The city government of Baguio has finalized a tripartite agreement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals assuring it will have enough for 190,000 residents, Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced. Magalong said the agreement was signed between the city government, Department of Health (DOH), and the National Task Force on emerging and reemerging diseases recently. AstraZeneca is among the manufacturers […]