BusinessWorld
May 5, 2021 | 8:09 pm
THE PHILIPPINE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved the emergency use of Moderna, Inc.âs coronavirus vaccine.
The benefits of using the vaccine âoutweigh the known and potential risks,â FDA Director General Rolando Enrique D. Domingo told an online news briefing.
The drug is 94% effective against the coronavirus, he said, citing phase three clinical trials.
Moderna filed an application for emergency use on April 26 through Zuellig Pharma Corp., the local distributor and importer of its vaccine.
Modernaâs coronavirus vaccine is the seventh to be approved for emergency use by the Philippines after those made by Pfizer, Inc., Chinaâs Sinovac Biotech Ltd., AstraZeneca Plc, Russiaâs Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Johnson & Johnson, Inc. and Indiaâs Bharat Biotech.
BusinessWorld
April 28, 2021 | 8:25 pm
THE ARRIVAL of about 15,000 doses of Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine this week had been delayed due to logistical problems, according to the Presidential Palace.
The shipment had been canceled because there were no direct flights from Russia, presidential spokesman Herminio “Harry” L. Roque, Jr. said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the country could not meet the vaccine’s cold storage requirements.
Sputnik V vaccines must be stored in a dark place with a temperature not exceeding -18 degrees Celsius, according to the country’s drug regulator. The vaccine is 91.6% effective against the coronavirus.
The government now expects to take delivery of the vaccines made by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology next month, Mr. Roque said.
Moderna filed for Philippine EUA, says Galvez By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
Published April 26, 2021 3:30pm Moderna Inc. has filed its application for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. announced on Monday. During the Sulong Pilipinas Forum, Galvez said the application was made on Monday through Zuellig Pharma Corp. This afternoon Moderna, through Zuellig, has submitted its application, he announced virtually. No further details were given. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month said it was just waiting for Moderna to file an EUA for its COVID-19 vaccine.
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By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published February 14, 2021 8:59am The Zuellig Pharma Corp. is ready to manage COVID-19 vaccines with its cold chain facilities after expanding its capacity, its official said on Sunday. Interviewed on Dobol B sa News TV, Zuellig Pharma’s chief business officer Janet Jakosalem said they can provide all the temperature requirements for the vaccines. “Naghanda na po kami ng additional capacity. Bumili na kami ng mga freezers…Nag-expand na ho kami para ma-accommodate yung additional requirements ng bakuna,” Jakosalem said. “Pati ho doon sa warehouse namin sa Cebu tsaka Davao din, nagdagdag na kami ng capacities doon. So ready na ho talaga kami,” she added.