MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte prefers to get inoculated with the China-based drugmaker Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine, Malacaang said Monday.
“He [President Duterte] has said that his preference is for Sinopharm,” Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a Palace briefing.
President Duterte earlier said he prefers to get vaccines from Chinese vaccine manufacturers; however, he cannot be administered with the Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine because it is not recommended for senior citizens.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has granted the Sinovac vaccine an emergency use authorization, said it can only be given to clinic…
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