Manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines need to secure an emergency use authorization from the Philippine Food and Drug Administration to allow the use of booster shots of their vaccines in the country, an official of the Department of Health said.
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP
“So, if you are going to give a booster, dapat mag-apply din sila na pwedeng pang-booster yung kanilang current vaccine na supply sa atin ,” she added.“We are reaching out, the FDA and DOH are reaching out para maka apply sila. Kasi alam naman natin emergency use authorization iyan ,” said Cabotaje. “Hati yung ating mga eksperto dahil ang kanilang majority decision hangga’t maaari, i-push yung ating mga senior citizens at mabakunahan yung marami pang hindi pa nababakunahan ,” she said.
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