MANILA: Members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s security team have received a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine, officials said on Monday the first people in the country to be.
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MANILA (AFP): Members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte s security team have received a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine, officials said Monday (Dec 28) the first people in the country to be officially immunised despite no regulatory approval.
The Philippines is in talks with several pharmaceutical firms, including Britain s AstraZeneca, US company Pfizer and China s Sinopharm, to secure 60 million doses for a vaccination drive starting as early as the second quarter of 2021.
No vaccine has been approved by the country s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is required before it can be rolled out across the country of 110 million people.
But the Presidential Security Group (PSG) which is tasked with protecting Duterte said some of its personnel have already been inoculated.
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Security team for Duterte gets unauthorised Covid-19 vaccines
Tue, 29 December 2020
Members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s security team have received a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine, officials said on December 28 – the first people in the country to be officially immunised despite no regulatory approval.
The Philippines is in talks with several pharmaceutical firms, including Britain’s AstraZeneca, US company Pfizer and China’s Sinopharm, to secure 60 million doses for a vaccination drive starting as early as the second quarter of next year.
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published December 28, 2020 2:50pm
Updated December 28, 2020 4:32pm Soldiers who are part of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were the first ones who got vaccinated against COVID-19, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo said Monday. Per our inquiry, members of the Presidential Security Group were the first ones from the AFP who were vaccinated owing to the nature of their mission and function, Arevalo said in a press statement. As the unit primarily tasked to protect and secure the highest official of the land, the PSG will have to ensure that the President is safe from all threats including COVID-19, he added.
Security Team For Philippines Duterte Gets Unauthorised Covid-19 Vaccine By AFP News
on December 28 2020 10:38 PM
Members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte s security team have received a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine, officials said Monday the first people in the country to be officially immunised despite no regulatory approval.
The Philippines is in talks with several pharmaceutical firms, including Britain s AstraZeneca, US company Pfizer and China s Sinopharm, to secure 60 million doses for a vaccination drive starting as early as the second quarter of 2021.
No vaccine has been approved by the country s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is required before it can be rolled out across the country of 110 million people.