MANILA, Philippines — Economic frontliners and military personnel may be the first to get inoculated using China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, Malacaang said Monday.
Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be the first to arrive in the Philippines after it has secured an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and 600,000 doses donated by the Chinese government are expected to be delivered within the month.
However, FDA has advised not to administer it to healthcare workers and senior citizens, who are at the top of the priority list for Covid-19 vaccinations, due to its low efficacy rate.
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