Philippines approves Pfiser-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use

The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration has authorised the emergency use of Pfiser Inc and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine, its head said on Thursday.

The Pfiser-BioNTech vaccine, which has shown a 95 percent success rate, is the first vaccine the Philippines has approved.

FDA head Rolando Enrique Domingo told a media briefing China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd on Wednesday submitted to regulators its emergency use authorisation application.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-vaccin/philippines-approves-pfiser-biontech-vaccine-for-emergency-use-idUSKBN29J0ER

 

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