February 22, 2021
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Philippines okays Sinovac’s Covid vaccine

The FDA also granted last month emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccines made by US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech…reports Asian Lite News

The Philippines has officially given nod for the emergency use of China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed on Monday.

China’s Sinovac Biotech is the third vaccine maker that was given the nod by the FDA.

The FDA also granted last month emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccines made by US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, and those by the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca.

Also read:Hong Kong okays Sinovac’s vaccine for emergency use

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