Active COVID-19 cases hit 51,912 after Philippines logs 6,100 new infections
MANILA, Philippines — Health authorities on Thursday recorded 6,100 additional COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload 1,165,155.
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Active cases: 51,912 or 4.5% of the total
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Recoveries: 4,071, pushing total to 1,093,602
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Deaths: 13, bringing total to 19,641
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Another 500,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech arrived in the Philippines this morning.
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It would be "counterproductive" not to announce the brands of COVID-19 vaccines available at inoculation sites, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said as she warned that enforcing such a policy might erode people's trust in the national vaccination program.
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She was referring to a suggestion made the day before by Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje who expresses concern at the huge crowds, many of them walk-ins, turning up at sites offering vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech.
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But the interior department said it directed all local government units "to refrain from announcing the brand of vaccines" to be used in a particular vaccination center in favor of disclosing them only when the beneficiaries are on-site.
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The US Food and Drug Administration allowed vials of the Pfizer vaccine to be stored at refrigerator temperatures of 2-8 degrees Celsius for up to one month.
— Bella Perez-Rubio with a report from Xave Gregorio
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