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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on the government's target to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos: Kung papayagan ang local governments na gumalaw, tingin ko kakayanin iyan

Sen. Gatchalian says LGUs should be allowed to directly deal with vaccine manufacturers to purchase their own doses

Sen. Gatchalian: Kung hindi ma-activate ang lokal na pamahalaan, hindi kakayanin ang 70 million na pagbabakuna sa ating bansa

Sen. Gatchalian on choosing vaccine brands: Ang gusto natin is the best, ang 90+% efficacy. Pfizer, AstraZeneca, iyan ang gusto natin para sa ating bansa

Sen. Gatchalian: Naiiintindihan kong may problema sa supply. Pero kung ang ating gobyerno ay kukunin itong Sinovac o ganitong brands, siguraduhin na ang efficacy ay kasing galing ng efficacy ng ibang vaccines

Sen. Gatchalian says requiring LGUs to enter into a tripartite agreement with the government adds "another layer" to the vaccine procurement deals, which may lead to delays

Sen. Gatchalian on vaccine tripartite deals: Dapat i-decentralize ang pagdidistribute ng bakuna

For LGUs who don't have enough funds, Sen. Gatchalian says that's when the national government should step in.

Gatchalian: Bigyan sila ng financial support, bigyan ng PPE, at bigyan ng bakuna

DFA Undersecretary Sarah Arriola on emergency use application of Chinese firms Sinovac and Sinopharm: As far as we know they will be applying within the month

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. says the Philippines has 'fully secured for production' 148 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from seven companies

Vaccine czar Galvez says the government will sign another tripartite agreement with AstraZeneca tomorrow for more or less 20 million vaccine doses

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Vaccine czar Galvez on AstraZeneca deal: After the signing tomorrow, magkakaroon ng tripartite supply agreement na pipirmahan ng national government, LGU, at vaccine maker. Ang responsibility ng LGU ay to administer the vaccines

Vaccine czar Galvez: Titignan ang allocation ng LGUs at gagawin itong equitable. Ang LGU na hindi makakabili dahil walang pondo, kami ang magpupuno ng whole 70%

Vaccine czar Galvez says the national government will pay for storage requirements, such as cold storage freezers

Vaccine expert Dr. Nina Gloriani on Sinovac vaccine's efficacy: Kailangan makita isa-isa ang datos bago natin bigyan ng conclusion

Vaccine czar Galvez on new data on China-made Sinovac: Hintayin natin ang official pronouncement ng ating vaccine experts panel. Dapat scientifically proven ito

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Vaccine czar Galvez defends PH's decision to procure Sinovac from China: Napili ang Sinovac dahil medyo mura po ito.

Sinovac is the second most expensive COVID-19 vaccine at ₱3,629 for two required doses, based on data from Senator Angara's office

Vaccine czar Galvez on Sinovac: Gagamitin ito sa Singapore, Turkey, at Indonesia. Kung ito ay gagamitin ng advance countries like Singapore, palagay natin ito ay effective

Health spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire says DOH will start collecting samples weekly to detect new COVID-19 variants that are believed to be more contagious

Vergeire says the OFW who was detected with the UK variant in Hong Kong was briefly hospitalized but now in stable condition bit.ly/35vXOsL

Vaccine czar Galvez on vaccine rollout preparations: By end of January, we will make sure na prepared na prepared na tayo

Vaccine czar Galvez says there will be a "mini rollout" of the national vaccination program by the end of February using 50,000 doses from Sinovac or possibly Pfizer vaccines through COVAX

Vergeire: Wala tayong bibilhin na bakuna na hindi ligtas at efficacious

Galvez says LGUs and private sector can now choose to close tripartite deals with AstraZeneca, Moderna, or Novavax

Galvez on tripartite deals: Hindi namin pinipilit ang AstraZeneca. Sila ang nag-open na pwede sila magkaroon ng tripartite sa gov't at LGU

Galvez says LGUs and private sector cannot close a deal with Sinovac since the country is procuring it through a "government-to-government" agreement with China

Galvez says 5 local government units have expressed they want to use China-made vaccines from Sinovac

Galvez on Duterte's inoculation: Ang Presidente, 91% ang popularity sa survey. Nakikita namin ang uptick ng publiko sa vaccine ay tataas

Galvez on worries about Sinovac: Tanggalin na natin ang discrimination sa ibang vaccine. Ginamit na nga ng Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, Argentina. Bakit hindi natin gamitin sa atin?

Galvez on price of Sinovac: Kapresyo ang Novavax, Gamaleya. Nasa middle ang Sinovac. Mas mura siya kasya Moderna at ibang vaccines ng US. Very fair ang treatment namin sa Sinovac dahil binagsak niya (ang presyo). Binigay nila ang best price

Vergeire on gov't vaccine negotiations: Hindi papasok ang gobyerno kung tayo ay malulugi. We have a portfolio of vaccines. Itong mga presyo na nakikita ng publiko ay market prices. Pero sila ay nakikipag-negotiate

Galvez: AstraZeneca ang pinakamura, $5 (₱240) lang. Reputable ang company ng Oxford

Galvez on vaccine hesitancy in PH: Nakikita nating magiging confident ang kababayan dahil ginagawa natin ang stringent regulatory requirements. Noong panahon ng Dengvaxia, nagkaroon ng pagkukulang sa information drive

Galvez on vaccine hesitancy in PH: Kahit anong vaccine ang mauna, ako, volunteer ako. Magpapabakuna ako.