Duterte to issue EO for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines
President Rodrigo Duterte will issue an executive order allowing the emergency use of coronavirus vaccines, which could arrive in the country before April 2021.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this would speed up the vaccine approval process from six months to 21 days.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III requested the executive order during a televised meeting with Duterte on Tuesday night.
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