DOH resumes use of AstraZeneca vaccines for all age groups
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) has reallowed the use of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine for all age groups.
In a statement on Friday, the DOH said based on the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the DOH All Experts Group on Vaccines (DOH-AEGV), it was concluded that there are currently “no known risk factors” for vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (VITT) a very rare condition of blood clots associated with low platelet counts that occur four to 28 days after receiving a viral vector vaccine such as AstraZeneca.
It noted that the benefits of receiving the vaccine “still outweigh the risk”.
President Duterte may receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by China's Sinovac Biotech for his second dose should Sinopharm fail to secure the necessary approval from the country's health regulators.
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SunStar Senior citizens may receive Sinovac vaccine beginning April 12
MANILA. A health workers holds a vial of CoronaVac, the Sinovac vaccine against Covid-19, at the Las Piñas City vaccination site. (Contributed)
+ April 08, 2021 (UPDATED) Vaccination of senior citizens aged 60 years old and above using the Sinovac vaccine will start on Monday, April 12, 2021.
In an advisory issued on Wednesday, April 7, the National Task Force Against Covid-19 said regional and local vaccination operation centers and implementing units should update their schedules to include the senior citizens.
The Department of Health (DOH) is expected to issue guidelines on the use of the Sinovac vaccine for senior citizens within the week. The vaccine, called CoronaVac, is an inactivated vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that was originally approved for healthy persons 18 to 59 years old.
PASIG CITY, Mar. 2 To keep its stakeholders accurately informed on the COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Education (DepEd) has participated in the launch of the vaccine education campaign dubbed “Ugnayang Pang-paaralan tungkol sa Pagbabakuna para sa Kalusugan ng Bayan.”
In partnership with UNILAB’s AKAP Guro CONNECTed program, the campaign is organized by the government’s Vaccine Cluster - Task Group on Demand Generation and Communications to inform the general public about the national vaccine deployment plan.
During the campaign s launch, Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones encouraged everyone to keep themselves informed on the COVID-19 vaccine and the government’s vaccination program.
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