FDA denies supposed arrival of Moderna vaccines in Philippines By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News
Published February 12, 2021 4:46pm
Updated February 12, 2021 5:32pm The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday denied rumors that a shipment of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the country on Thursday. According to a Super Radyo dzBB report by Rida Reyes, the agency will investigate the matter. “I will have our enforcement unit check the report,” FDA chief Eric Domingo said. Domingo said it was unlikely that Moderna vaccines have been delivered to the country since no doses are available for distribution in the Philippines yet.
FDA Director General Eric Domingo
FDA Director General Eric Domingo said this in an online interview following rumors that a shipment of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine supposedly arrived in the country on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Moderna, Domingo said, might apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) “hopefully by next week.”
Based on the recent meeting between FDA and pharmaceutical company, Domingo noted that there “no supply is available until June or July” – thus, any rumored doses available in the country is “likely to be counterfeit.”
On the reported Moderna shipment, Domingo said that the agency’s Regulatory Enforcement Unit is currently looking into the matter.