MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended to the Department of Health (DOH) that the Philippines continues using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in its vaccination program.
In an online Palace briefing, FDA Director-General Eric Domingo said that the World Health Organization, the country’s vaccine experts panel, and the adverse events committee maintained that the vaccine’s benefit outweighs the risks.
“So sumulat ako kanina kay [DOH] Secretary [Francisco] Duque para sabihin sa kanya, i-reiterate the benefit outweighs the risk and that we should continue using the vaccine para sa ating vaccination program,” Domingo said.
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