Full FDA approval of Pfizer Covid shot to hasten vaccine nod in PH: Roque

By Prince Golez

Malacañang on Tuesday welcomed the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, saying this will speed up the same approval process in the country.

The full approval of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine will pave the way for its commercial use, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual presser.

“Magiging commercially available na po ang Pfizer,” said Roque.

“Bagamat kinakailangan bigyan pa rin ng commercial use approval ng Philippine FDA ang Pfizer, ito po’y mapapabilis dahil meron tayong polisiya na ang Philippine FDA ay mas mabilis na aaprubahan for commercial use ang mga bakuna’t gamot na meron nang approval sa mga stringent ng FDAs gaya ng Estados Unidos.

“Kata kaunting panahon na lang po ah at mabibili na sa ating mga botika ang Pfizer kung ito po ang inyong preferred brand,” he also said.

Meanwhile, Roque announced that a total of 362,700 doses of Pfizer vaccine purchased by the Philippine government will arrive in Manila tomorrow, August 24.

Around 3 million Sinovac vaccine doses are also expected to be delivered this week, he added.

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