MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will not waive the full immunity against liability of vaccine manufacturers in case recipients of their vaccines experience adverse effects, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the vaccine czar, said in a pre-recorded briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte that aired on Wednesday.
Some vaccine makers want full immunity, but Galvez noted that the government would want to protect Filipinos.
“Actually, sir, it’s really tedious because some manufacturers really want full blanket [immunity],” Galvez, speaking partly in Filipino, told Duterte. “[According to] the Senate and from our point of view, it should not be full blanket because what we have to ma…
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