COVID vaccine donations also need clearances, FDA says By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News Published December 29, 2020 4:44pm The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday said that donations of COVID-19 vaccines still require clearances from the agency before they are brought to the country. In a press conference, FDA director general Eric Domingo said the vaccination of military personnel using unauthorized vaccines, which are now said to be donated, did not go through the process of clearance. “The Department of Health [DOH] kasi does accept donations, like for food and drugs. But, usually if they are foreign donations, they go through the Bureau of Internal Health Cooperation,” he said.