Salamat, Google! Google.org, the charitable arm of tech giant Google, is funding vaccines for 250,000 people in several countries, including the Philippines, through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Director General Jeremiah Belgica of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to complete the green lane within seven working days.
The opening of the Eva Macapagal Super Terminal isolation facility for coronavirus patients who are asymptomatic or have mild to moderate symptoms is expected to relieve hospital congestion.
Despite the fact that the Philippines' supply of Covid-19 vaccine continues to remain limited, Malacanang said on Monday that it does not believe it is necessary to make vaccination mandatory for all Filipinos who are eligible.
Community pantries are now seen all over the Philippines as a way to help several Filipinos who cannot obtain food due to lack of resources brought about by the pandemic. This all started from a simple bamboo cart that then turned into a powerful statement. The Filipinos are hungry not just for food but for sustainable actions from the government.
On Thursday, a lawmaker in the House of Representatives emphasized the importance of enacting a general law that protects all vaccinated individuals from those who refuse to receive the Covid-19 vaccines.
The government anticipates receiving another 2 million doses from Sinovac, 1 to 2 million doses from Gamaleya, and possibly 194,000 doses from Moderna by May.
The remaining funds for the measure, totaling PHP1.4 billion, will only last until next month, according to the Administrator of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Hans Leo Cacdac.