May 24, 2021
Philippine Ambassador to the United States, Jose Manuel Romualdez, said Monday that at least 300,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in the country by June 21.
“June 21 is the target date of delivery for the first batch of Moderna vaccines. It will be 300,000 doses as a start,” Romualdez said in a CNN Philippines interview.
“We will be get more by July, August, and September.”
The Philippines bought at least 20 million doses of vaccine from America’s Moderna. The national government paid for the 13 million while the private sector paid for the seven million.
Early this month, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
May 24, 2021
The Philippines ranks second in the state of vaccination rollout in Southeast Asia after 4,097,425 doses were distributed to the people, according to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 this Sunday.
According to Bloomberg World Data, a total of 4,097,425 doses of the vaccine were given to the Philippine public while Indonesia leads with 24,723,728 doses.
The Philippines has already surpassed Cambodia (3,673,639) which is in third and Singapore (3,407,068) which is only in fourth place while Myanmar is in fifth (2,994,900).
The Philippines ranks 13th out of 47 countries in Asia and 37th out of 196 countries around the world when it comes to vaccination.
Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. believes. that they will double the number in June by vaccinating ‘economic frontliners’ and ‘indigenous populations’ as long as vaccines continue to arrive in the country.
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President Vladimir Putin has emphasized foreign statements that Russia’s vaccines against the Coronavirus infection are as effective as the world-famous Kalashnikov rifle.
Happy to share that the first batch of the #SputnikV vaccine delivered in Hyderabad! As #RussiaIndia continue dedicated joint efforts to combat the #COVID19, this move is especially important to support the Indian Government’s endeavors to mitigate deadly 2nd wave & save lives. pic.twitter.com/0zY0bTTOKl
The statement was made by the Russian President during a video conference with Deputy Prime Minister, Tatyana Golikova. “Our medications are based on technologies and platforms that have been used literally for decades. They are also very modern and up-to-date, and undoubtedly, they are the most reliable and the safest,” he said. Further emphasizing on the issue, he added “They are as reliable as an AK-47. By the way, it wasn’t us who said that, this was said by a European specialist. And I t
Why are doctors hesitant to get vaccinated?
The level of uncertainty which surrounds us today is bigger than when we did not have a vaccine
The writer is a doctor based in Islamabad. He tweets @drkhalidshab
“The plan is that there is no plan.” This sums up our Covid-19 vaccination drive.
The level of uncertainty which surrounds us today is bigger than when we did not have a vaccine. Now there is a vaccine but as part of a donation. There is a vaccine but in limited numbers. There is a vaccine but people are reluctant to get vaccinated. There is a vaccine but there is no plan.
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