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The Russian ambassador to the Philippines said the planned cooperation for the potential establishment of a vaccine manufacturing project in the country should proceed as envisioned despite its being preoccupied with the war in Ukraine.
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview at the Kamunin
BELGRADE (Serbia), February 21 (SeeNews) - Serbia intends to produce the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in the form of a nasal spray, the minister w
(PNA file photo) MANILA - The Philippines is planning to reduce the number of coronavirus vaccine brands in its portfolio to a maximum of four, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said the country does not need to acquire all vaccine brands. "Hindi na po tayo bibili sa aking pagkakaintindi ng Sputnik vaccine. Alam naman natin na kailangan natin nang i-limit. Masyado nang marami tayong portfolio ng bakuna (Based on my understanding, we are no longer going to purchase Sputnik vaccines. We know that we need to limit. We have many vaccines in our portfolio)," she said at the Laging Handa briefing. "There are some preferences so baka i-limit lang natin ngayon sa (we might limit to just) three or four vaccines in the future," she added. Cabotaje said the single-dose Sputnik Light, manufactured by Russia's Gamaleya Institute, may be administered as first, second, or booster doses. The country's vaccine portfolio is com
THIS has proved to be another challenging year for the nation as the Covid-19 pandemic raged on, owing to the emergence of new variants. Although Malaysia got off on the wrong foot in its vaccine rollout, it managed to pull out a win in the end.