Capitol has no plans to set aside funds for COVID vaccines yet

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government has no intention of purchasing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines at this point. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a press conference on Thursday, January 14, said that she planned to…

City mayors in talks for possible purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna

Nestor P. Burgos Jr. - Correspondent / @nestorburgosINQ 01/14/2021

ILOILO CITY –– City governments under the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) are eyeing to purchase more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines being developed by drug manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, chair…

Rama volunteers to be inoculated with Covid vaccine

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 01/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama has volunteered to be inoculated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine should it arrive in the city. Rama said in a statement that he understands the…

China to provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge

Reuters 01/09/2021

BEIJING—China will provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to the general public, government authorities said on Saturday. National Health Commission official Zheng Zhongwei said that while manufacturing and transport of vaccines have costs,…

Lapu-Lapu mayor eyes P100M for COVID vaccines

Futch Anthony Inso 01/07/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-lapu City government will allocate not less than P100 million in purchasing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said this in an interview with CDN Digital…

The lost year

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 01/03/2021

2020 was the year the world came to a halt. It may as well be stricken off the calendar, the way the number “13” is omitted from elevator panels. It was the year a threat we could…

From the lab to the jab: How BioNTech-Pfizer won the vaccine race

Reuters 12/27/2020

BERLIN — It was over breakfast on the wintry morning of January 24 that Ozlem Tureci and her husband Ugur Sahin decided, “we need to fire the starting gun on this.” Sahin “had concluded from a publication…

‘The beginning of the end’: Europe rolls out vaccines to see off pandemic

Reuters 12/27/2020

MADRID/ROMEO—Europe launched a massive COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.…

DOLE seeks to prioritize OFWs, minimum wage earners in list for COVID-19 vaccination

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 12/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is seeking to include overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and minimum wage earners among the top priorities in receiving vaccines for coronavirus disease. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello II…

Cebu City Council wants vaccine plan before purchase

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama raised the question about how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines would be distributed if the city would avail of them in 2021. In his privilege speech…

The miracle of vaccines

Peter Wallace - @inquirerdotnet 09/24/2020

The first vaccine was developed in 1796 by Edward Jenner, who used cowpox material to develop immunity to smallpox. According to historyofvaccines.org, the next major breakthrough occurred in 1885, almost 100 years later: the development of the…

Vaccines and social solidarity

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 08/26/2020

So many false hopes were raised especially because of vaccines being dangled as instant solutions. We saw that recently with President Duterte jumping on an offer from Russia and China to accept their vaccine offers, with the…

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