MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday allowed the use of CoronaVac, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinovac Biotech, on senior citizens.
This came after the country’s vaccine experts panel’s recommendation to use the vaccine on the elderly.
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The agencies also considered vaccine shortage and the “the growing need to protect seniors amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country.”
The DOH and FDA stressed, however, that vaccination of senior citizens with CoronaVac should be preceded by a thorough assessme…
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