MANILA, Philippines — Granting “blanket immunity” to vaccine manufacturers would go “against the law and contrary to public policy,” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Thursday.
“The government cannot extend a blanket immunity to vaccine manufacturers as it is against the law and contrary to public policy,” Drilon, a former justice secretary, said in a statement.
This, as the minority leader, backed vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez, who said the government cannot agree to a full immunity for vaccine manufacturers.
Galvez earlier disclosed that there are vaccine makers who demand full immunity but said the government cannot do so out of concerns over malpractices and w…
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