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By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News Published April 19, 2021 1:20pm The Philippines will resume the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on people younger than 60 after it was given the green light by experts, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH will craft updated guidelines on the use of the AstraZeneca jab following reports of rare blood clots on some recipients abroad. “[On] the whole, bottomline nito ay tayo ay maglalabas ng isang guideline para sa paggamit ng AstraZeneca to include these different precautions na ...

Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion Concepcion lauded the decision of the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) to allow people below 60 years old to take the AstraZeneca vaccines, saying this was good news for the private sector and the local government units. AstraZeneca is the brand of vaccine that was procured by many private companies for distribution to their employees and other frontline workers. The initial batch of vaccine supply is expected to arrive in the first week of June. The same vaccine brand has been purchased by several local government units (LGUs). “T...

FILE PHOTO Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 19) — The country's Food and Drug Administration has allowed two physicians to prescribe experimental drug leronimab to their COVID-19 patients, its chief said on Monday. With the granting of the compassionate special permit, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the two unnamed doctors are only allowed to give the medicine to one patient each. A CSP holder has to take full responsibility for the use and dispensing of the said drug. The permit is valid only for one year. Leronimab is undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of cancer and...

Covaxin, Janssen approved for emergency use in PH enablePagination: false (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 19) — The Covaxin and Janssen vaccines can now be used in the country after both were granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. FDA Director General Eric Domingo confirmed the EUA approvals on Monday. FDA Director General Eric Domingo confirms Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bharat Biotech have been granted permission for the emergency use of their vaccines in the Philippines.— Carolyn Bonquin (@CarolynBonquin) April 19, 2021 India's Ambas...

Published April 16, 2021, 1:59 PM American pharmaceutical firm Moderna is expected to apply next week for an emergency use of its vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. This file photo taken on November 18, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading “Vaccine Covid-19” next to the Moderna biotech company logo. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP / FILE PHOTO) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo said Moderna was supposed to file its emergency use authorization (EUA) application for its COVID-19 vaccine this week. But as of Friday, April 16, th...