MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go welcomed Executive Order 121, which President Rodrigo Duterte issued last Tuesday, Dec. 1, allowing the chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue an emergency use authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccines once they become available.
“It’s very important to have a quick process so that the country can rise up again and we can return to normal the lives of our countrymen,” Go said in Filipino in a statement issued on Wednesday.
Go stressed, howeer, that studies should be done to ensure the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines before distribution and use.
According to Go, the president issued the order on the…
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