As the day goes by, it gets challenging for the nation to strengthen the preparation and organization of healthcare in battling the virus. In view of this, Thailand’s health minister called for understanding and tried to clarify the country’s procurement strategy for coronavirus vaccines, following criticism that the government has lacked accountability and has been too sluggish to obtain supplies. …
The controversial and on the hot spot Sinovac of China has obtained permission for its coronavirus vaccine to hold clinical trials in the region, local regulators. These tests, including a certain number of patients, are performed to assess if candidate vaccines are safe and reliable for the lethal virus that has infected and killed millions. Last year, five drugmakers had …
It was not easy for the government to get the trust of the Filipinos amidst the issues involved with the currently proposed vaccine but it seems like the maker is setting a reasonable point for the concerns. For this reason, Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine is fairly priced and is not among the most pricey jabs out there, its general manager …
SINGAPORE: Plans to provide 37,000 frontline staff in the aviation and maritime sectors with COVID-19 vaccines started on Monday (January 18), with vaccination centers coming into full swing for both industries. During a visit to one of the Changi Airport Terminal 4 vaccination centres, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the Sea-Air Vaccination Exercise is already scheduled to vaccinate …
Amidst the combat against pandemic, China has expressed support for Indonesia to become a regional hub for the production of COVID-19 vaccines and is upbeat about both nations contributing to human health growth. The cooperation in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine between the two nations reflects the mutual trust in the establishment of practical and strategic cooperation, he pointed …
The Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency approved a COVID-19 vaccine produced for emergency use by China’s Sinovac Biotech, the chairwoman of the office, Penny K. Lukito. The approval for emergency use was given after a thorough review of the interim results of Sinovac’s late clinical trials in Indonesia, Brazil, and Turkey of the vaccine. The results of Sinovac and …
It’s only the start of 2021 but here’s the challenge for the nation as they combat the spreading of coronavirus and by the end of February, Thailand is expected to start inoculating its citizens against Covid-19, with the goal of vaccinating at least 33 million people, half of the nation’s population, by the end of 2021. If the Thai Food …
SINGAPORE: Qualified staff members of Singapore Airlines (SIA) will begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Changi Airport Terminal 4 on Wednesday (January 13) as part of a vaccination campaign for some aviation employees. Singapore-based staff members who are already on the rostered routine testing programme are available for the vaccine, a SIA spokesperson said on Tuesday. These include cabin crew, …
The Duterte administration is assuring the nation that they were preparing to secure 148 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but an official acknowledged that this would also depend on the worldwide availability of vaccines, 80% of which had already been bought by other nations. The latest pronouncement of vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. came as the government seeks to ease …
As the nation continues to combat the virus, The Health Ministry Spokesman for the vaccination program revealed that Indonesia’s first phase of the national COVID-19 vaccination program is expected to take 15 months to deliver the vaccines to 181 million citizens. In view of this, the government has set a goal for some 181.5 million individuals, including 1.3 million paramedics …
