MANILA, Philippines — The recently-signed tripartite agreement between the Philippine government, the private sector, and British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca may be deemed void if the drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine failed to secure approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
“Posible iyan (na ma-void) dahil ibig sabihin may violation ng agreement,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque IIIsaid duringMonday’s Laging Handa Public Briefing.
The Philippine government and private companies signed a supply agreement with AstraZeneca involving at least two million doses of its vaccine last week.
National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief Carlito Galvez Jr., who is also the…
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