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There are two ways vaccines could reach Filipinos: One is through procurement, the other is through phase 3 clinical trials.

Here’s a rundown of where the Philippines now stands on the road to vaccination. bit.ly/3sekdEr

Senator Kiko Pangilinan: Kung walang tiwala at suporta mula sa taumbayan sa bakuna, hindi magtatagumpay ang anumang programa.

A recent survey showed 47% percent of Filipinos do not want to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Sen. Pangilinan on the government's COVID-19 vaccination program: Failure is not an option

Senator Franklin Drilon: Local government units are funding their own vaccinations. What's the setup between national and local governments? bit.ly/2LELejA

Sen. Drilon: The success of the vaccination program is to vaccinate at least 60% of the population. How can we convince our countrymen to take this? bit.ly/3nzfYQi

Sen. Drilon: How effectively is the FDA law being implemented, or are we becoming a black market for vaccines?

Sen. Drilon asks for the discretion of Senate President Tito Sotto to discuss the illegal entry and use of unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines in the country during today's hearing

Senator Joel Villanueva asks: Sikreto ba ang proseso ng pagbabakuna? Kailan po ba aabot ang mga bakuna sa braso ng ating mga manggagawa?

Sen. Villanueva cites vaccine timelines of other Asian states, says some countries have started inoculating citizens beginning with health workers

Sen. Villanueva questions reported POGO vaccinations in the country: Pati ba naman sa bakuna sa COVID-19, nauna pa ang mga dayuhan lalo mga Chinese

Sen. Villanueva: Hindi naman considered essential workers ang POGO workers

A civic leader bared that more 100,000 Chinese nationals — mostly POGO workers — in the country have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus despite the absence of regulatory approval

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Sen. Villanueva: Ano ang espesyal sa Sinovac? Personally, may mga doktor akong nakausap na sila mismo hindi magpapaturok ng Sinovac

Sen. Villanueva questions preference for China-made Sinovac vaccines: I don't know how we are going to deal with those who do not want to get vaccinated

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Sen. Villanueva: It appears that it's survival of the fittest. Kung sino ang may koneksyon o may paraan para bumili, sila ang mababakunahan. Paano ang mahihirap na LGUs, kanya-kanya na lang? Ito po ba 'yung 'bayanihan,' 'heal as one'?

Sen. Villanueva: Dapat unahin talaga ang frontline workers sa pagbabakuna. Huwag pong maging paasa.

Senator Pia Cayetano says there's a 'sense of insecurity' in vaccine supply as LGUs, hospitals prepare funds for their own frontliners: Ang bibilhin po ba ng gobyerno, para sa public hospitals lang?

Sen. Cayetano on LGU tripartite deals with vaccine makers: We commend those who can afford, but what about those who cannot.

Sen. Cayetano: Naiinggit ang mga Pilipino sa mga nababakunahan abroad. It's their life they are fighting for

Sen. Cayetano on LGU deals with vaccine makers: Is it even necessary for LGUs to do this? What impression does it leave to smaller LGUs? Anong mukha ang ihaharap nila sa mga tao nila, wala naman talaga silang pera.

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr: Our ultimate goal is to protect the public and reduce deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic

While other nations are vaccinating their countrymen, vaccine czar Galvez says the Philippines is now on the "tip of negotiations of the procurement process"

Vaccine czar Galvez breaks down expected doses per vaccine maker:

• Novovax: 30-40M doses
• Pfizer: more or less 40M
• AstraZeneca: 25-30M
• Sinovac, Gamaleya: 25M each

Vaccine czar Galvez: Main bulk of the vaccine supply arrivals will be in Q3-Q4 of this year

Vaccine czar Galvez: We expect to start the initial rollout by February either using Pfizer, AstraZeneca, J&J or Sinovac.

PH as yet to close procurement deals with these four firms. The FDA has also not yet issued any emergency use authorization for any COVID-19 vaccine.

Who's involved in the national COVID-19 vaccination program?

Vaccine czar Galvez: Each vaccine must undergo stringent regulatory process before it is declared safe and effective

Vaccine czar Galvez: We, along with other countries, are negotiating for the remaining 18% of global vaccine supply as 80% of the doses have been secured by rich countries

The Philippines signed a deal to buy 30M doses from the Serum Institute of India.

The Philippines is counting on foreign-made vaccines to protect its people.

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Vaccine czar Galvez says Sinovac has an authorization in China for the use of the elderly and vulnerable populations.

The supply from India will come in by July 2021, he adds.

Vaccine czar Galvez: Ang Pfizer, hindi po tayo iniwan at hindi siya bumitaw.

Some government officials earlier said that DOH Secretary Francisco Duque 'dropped the ball' on Pfizer talks, missing the delivery of supplies by January.

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Vaccine czar Galvez says government is in 'concluding stages' of negotiations with vaccine developers

Vaccine czar Galvez says PH will need 25,000 people to vaccinate Filipinos against COVID-19

Vaccine czar Galvez says PH to receive up to 22M vaccine doses for free in February from the global COVAX facility.

The full-year goal is 148M doses for 50-70 million Filipinos.

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Vaccine czar Galvez says he met with Metro Manila mayors on Sunday for initial planning for vaccine deployment.

Mayors announced the signing of supply deals with AstraZeneca. bit.ly/38waeT8

These are the priority sectors for the national COVID-19 vaccination program

Vaccine czar Galvez: We are looking at the experiences of other countries about their vaccine rollouts. Some started in December 2020. We will learn from the mistakes and early successes of other countries

Vaccine czar Galvez hopes to restore normalcy in the lives of Filipinos 'by 2023'

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says all preparations are underway, ensuring that the vaccination program can commence by February

DOH Sec. Duque: Bibigyan po natin ng pagpapahalaga ang health workers, frontliners, at vulnerable population

DOH Sec. Duque says the Philippines may achieve herd immunity this year, but that is the best-case scenario

DOH Sec. Duque: Safety of vaccines have been proven time and again by science, yet Filipinos have dwindling trust. We need to improve vaccine confidence

DOH Sec. Duque says there's a ranking and evaluation system by the vaccine expert panel to ensure which vaccines are the best and safest to use among Filipinos

DOH Sec. Duque says some 4,512 sites are targeted as vaccination hubs nationwide

DOH Sec. Duque says each vaccination team will be made of 6 medical personnel, which will include doctors, nurses, midwives, or rural health office staff

Here's how a vaccination site will look like. Each person will pre-register and present a QR code on site

DOH Sec. Duque: Post-vaccination, each person will be made to stay between 30 minutes to 1 hour for monitoring. This is to watch out for adverse reactions like anaphylactic shock

DOH Sec. Duque says those vaccinated against COVID-19 will be given an immunization card, which will include date of injection, how many doses received, and next schedule for inoculation

DOH: The government will draw up a master list of target eligible population that will ensure that priority sectors may avail of the vaccines

Senate President Tito Sotto tells DOH Sec. Duque: If your presentation is as good as implementation, then we will have no problems

DOH Sec. Duque on vaccine hesitancy: We will be engaging in a massive social marketing campaign. We have learned our lesson from the Dengvaxia experience.

DOH Sec. Duque: We are working with the state-run Philippine Information Agency, boosting video production to educate the public about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Transparency is important in all of this.

Duque says DOH also engaging medical groups as advocates in education campaign

DOH Sec. Duque on vaccine hesitancy: We need advocates to help us explain the safety and efficacy and immunogenicity of the vaccines. Ipapaliwanag ang proseso paano ito pinili.