MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants the government’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to kick off earlier than the projected second quarter of 2021, Malacaang said Wednesday
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said this as he asked Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Eric Domingo during a televised press briefing if it is possible for the Philippines to use the coronavirus vaccine earlier now that Duterte has already allowed the emergency use of the vaccines in the country.
This follows the approval of the United Kingdom to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vacci…
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