MANILA, Philippines — Two lawmakers on Wednesday appealed to the national government not to roll out yet the US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children even though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its green light for emergency use on minors 12 to 15 years old.
In a hearing, 1-PACMAN party-list Rep. Eric Pineda pointed out that children are not among those severely affected by COVID-19 and the vaccines are still experimental, given their emergency use authorization (EUA).
“Sana naman po kahit pinayagan na, ‘wag muna natin ipa-rollout sa mga bata. Dahil hindi naman talaga sila naaapektuhan ng COVID-19 na ‘to, not like talaga ‘yung matatanda na, so wag na natin gamitin ‘…
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