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UPDATES ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)

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Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines

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Latest Updates

Date	Time	Update
February 09, 2021		Interim National Immunization Technical Advisory Group for COVID-19 Vaccines Resolution No. 2
February 09, 2021	5:00 PM	DOH issues Press Release: PH conducts full-scale simulation exercise to showcase readiness for vaccine arrival and deployment The Philippine Government, through a coordinated network of stakeholders composed of National Government Agencies and private sector partners, today conducted a full-scale simulation exercise of vaccine deployment to showcase the country’s readiness for COVID-19 vaccine deployment. The simulation exercise demonstrated the general function and responsibilities of the national and regional vaccine operations centers and stakeholders, and aimed to identify potential challenges in the vaccine delivery, handling, transport, and cold chain management, in anticipation of the expected arrival of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines from COVAX Facility by mid of February...
February 06, 2021	2:00 PM	DOH issues Press Release: IATF adopts COVID-19 vaccination priority framework amid limited vaccine supply Given the limited global supply of vaccines for COVID-19, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has adopted the prioritization framework and criteria of the Interim National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) in allocating first tranches of vaccines against COVID-19 that will arrive in the country...
February 05, 2021	5:00 PM	DOH issues Press Release: Sustained biosurveillance detects 8 additional B.1.1.7 cases in the country Following the sustained biosurveillance efforts of the government, the Department of Health (DOH), the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) and the UP-National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) confirm the detection of eight (8) additional COVID-19 cases positive for the B.1.1.7 variant (UK variant). This brings the total B.1.1.7 variant cases in the country to 25. The DOH, UP-PGC, and UP-NIH further report that no other variant of concern has been detected...
February 05, 2021	4:00 PM	DOH issues Press Release: DOH: Prioritization and masterlisting will ensure efficient COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Master listing and data management are integral pre-implementation planning activities being done across hospitals and local government units, especially in the context of the upcoming COVID vaccine deployment across the country...
February 05, 2021	1:30 PM	DOH issues Press Release: DOH-DTI advisory on the price range for COVID-19 RT-PCR testing Relative to arising issues that some laboratories are hesitant to lower their prices below the stated reference price, the DOH and the DTI clarify that private and public laboratories may charge patients for COVID-19 testing at a price lower than the reference price indicated in DOH Circular No. 2020-0391. Both agencies stress that this is allowed, provided that the quality of service is maintained...

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