Another Western company to seek emergency use approval for COVID-19 vaccine —Palace

Another company from a Western country will seek emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines, Malacañang said Tuesday.

“Right now we’re expecting in a day or two, I believe another Western company to apply for an EUA,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said at a news conference, citing statements from Food and Drug Administration Director General Eric Domingo and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr.

“As to the rest, I have made a suggestion that the procuring entity should take steps to apply for the EUA itself so that the others can already export their vaccines and we can use them here with an EUA.”

So far, only American firm Pfizer had submitted an EUA application for the vaccine it developed with German company BioNTech.

Two of China’s COVID-19 vaccine makers—Sinopharm and Sinovac—will seek emergency use approval from the FDA this week, Manila’s Ambassador to Beijing Jose Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana said Monday.

The Philippines eyes to begin vaccination within the first half of 2021.—AOL, GMA News