MANILA, Philippines — With the projected COVID-19 vaccination of the general public in May or the second quarter of the year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Tuesday some tips on how to spot fake vaccines as Filipinos wait in line in the vaccination program.
In general, legitimate COVID-19 vaccines are not for sale, since vaccines approved for use in the country are only being administered through emergency use authorization (EUA). An EUA is issued to unregistered vaccines during a public health emergency and does not equate with a certificate of product registration or marketing authorization.
At present, there is no fake COVID-19 vaccine yet in the Philippines, ac…
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