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(Photo by Cole Burston / AFP / FILE PHOTO) “So far, nahihirapan pong kumuha ng supply ang gobyerno (So far, the government is having a hard time getting the supplies),” FDA Director General Eric Domingo said in an interview over TeleRadyo. Even President Duterte admitted during his public address on April 15 that there is a shortage in the supply of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. “Itong vaccine na itong pinag-usapan natin ganito, wala sana ito kung mayroong vaccine available. Eh wala (This vaccine that we are talking about right now is like this, we would never have to discuss about this...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 16) — A second hospital has received the go-signal to use antiparasitic drug ivermectin on its COVID-19 patients, Food and Drug Administration Director General Eric Domingo confirmed on Friday despite the medicine's unproven efficacy against the disease. "Yes, a second hospital applied for CSP (compassionate special permit) for Ivermectin and approved," he told CNN Philippines. The unnamed health facility is the second hospital to receive such permit from the FDA this month. Doctors who will prescribe the drug will be held liable for possible ...

(Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS / AFP / FILE PHOTO) “Two hospitals na actually ‘yung nag apply sa atin, and have been given CSP,” FDA Director General Eric Domingo said in an interview over ANC on Friday, April 16. “So actually kahit sino namang mag-apply basta mabigay lang nila yung requirements,” he added. The FDA chief also confirmed this to the Manila Bulletin in a text message. “Yes, a second hospital applied for CSP for Ivermectin and approved,” he said. Domingo explained that a CSP can be granted for medicines that are not registered and commercially available in the Philippines...

April 16, 2021 ANOTHER hospital has been granted a compassionate special permit for the use of antiparasitic drug ivermectin as treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a virtual press briefing Friday, April 16, 2021, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo said the permit allows the hospital to secure one drug per 100 patients. He said the two hospitals that were granted the permit are expected to closely monitor and regularly report on the status of their patients. The two hospitals are also accountable for any adverse effects of the use of...

Greece Lifts Curbs; India Daily Cases Top 200,000: Virus Update Bloomberg 13 mins ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- India reported more than 200,000 new infections on Thursday -- its highest one-day surge since the pandemic broke out. A senior official in Japan’s ruling party indicated that canceling the Tokyo Olympics was an option as cases in the city rose to the highest in more than two months. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel ended discussion of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine without taking a vote, while J&J itself said it continues to believe in the p...