Duterte signs order for COVID-19 vaccine EUA

Updated THU · DEC 3, 2020 · 8:02 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order allowing the FDA to issue emergency use authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccines and drugs.

The FDA director general expects EUA approval by January and vaccine rollout in March 2021.

Regional monitoring teams are being set up to track adverse effects of the vaccines post-EUA issuance.

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