By Prince Golez
The state’s priority list for vaccine rollout could be changed since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not recommend the use of China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for healthcare workers and senior citizens, Malacañang said.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after the FDA granted Sinovac’s CoronaVac an emergency use authorization, saying it has an efficacy rate of 65.3 to 91.2 percent when used on clinically healthy members of the community aged 18 to 59 years old.
The vaccine, however, has a lower efficacy rate of 50.4 percent when used on health care workers exposed to Covid-19, said Director General Eric Domingo, adding that its use in such group is not recommended.
The Sinovac vaccine may be given first to economic frontliners and military, Roque said during his televised briefing Monday.
“Magpupulong po yung (National Immunization Technical Advisory Group), sila po yung bumuo ng list of priorities. Ang mangyayari po diyan, kinakailangan nilang baguhin muna ang ating list of priorities para sa Sinovac. Meron kasing 100,000 na donated para sa militar so kinakailangan magamit talaga yung 100,000 sa militar,” according to him.
“Pangalawa, dahil ang ating first priority ay healthcare workers (at) mga seniors, baka mauna na ang mga tinatawag nating mga economic frontliners na kasama ng ating mga kasundaluhan. Ito po yung mga nagtatrabaho sa mga industriya na bukas nung panahon ng (Enhanced Community Quarantine),” he also said.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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