Galvez: PH vaccine procurement facing delays

Apr 6, 2021 | Top Stories

The Philippine government is expecting drawbacks in its Covid-19 vaccination drive this month over global vaccine supply issues, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Tuesday.”Nakita po natin talaga na mayroon pong problema iyong tinatawag nating global supply...

Galvez: Almost 81% of PH vaccines deployed

Mar 30, 2021 | Nation

KARL NORMAN ALONZO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO The Philippines distributed 80.85 percent of the country’s first 1.525 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in the first quarter of the year, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Monday.A total of 1,233,500 doses have been...

Pandemic response officials seek use of all available AstraZeneca doses as first shots

Mar 16, 2021 | Nation

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday suggested using all available AstraZeneca vaccine doses as initial jabs to provide “partial protection” to more health workers. Duque said AstraZeneca vaccines are...

PH secures up to 40M vaccine doses from Covax

Jan 21, 2021 | Top Stories

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. on Thursday announced that the Philippines would receive up to 40 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Covax global initiative. “Ikinagagalak ko po na ibalita na ang atin pong Covax facility para sa Pilipinas ay naaprubahan na...

Galvez: PH saved $700M thru vaccine negotiations

Jan 19, 2021 | Nation

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. on Monday said the country had saved $700 million as a consequence of the government’s negotiations with vaccine manufacturers. In a televised briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte and other officials, Galvez said the...