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Duterte wants China vaccine approval fast-tracked; PH FDA chief asks for patience

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<h3>Duterte wants fast approval to provide vaccine for soldiers, police</h3>Food and Drug Administration (FDA) director-general Rolando Domingo on Saturday said his office was only waiting for the results of the clinical trial of China-made COVID-19 vaccines, so the FDA could start evaluating the vaccines.President Rodrigo Duterte instructed Domingo to fast-track the approval of the China-produced vaccines, particularly Sinovac and Sinopharm, so the government can begin inoculating Filipinos.&quot; &#x27;Yun pong (Sinovac) clinical trial Phase 3 is wrapping up in December at lalabas na ang interim results nila . . . Once we have that, then we can have an evaluation,&quot; Domingo said.&quot; &#x27;Yun lang, magiging stringent kasi wala pa silang pinaggalingang US FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) counterpart.&quot;Domingo said medical products, such as vaccines, must hurdle stringent evaluation at par with the US FDA&#x27;s or its UK counterpart so that the safety and efficacy of the vaccines are assured.&quot;Kapag galing na sa stringent regulatory agency, like US FDA or UK, minimal na lang ang additional requirements natin,&quot; Domingo said.In the case of Sinopharm, Domingo said the drugmaker has already secured an emergency use authorization in China, which is good news, he said.&quot;That gives us some confidence na &#x27;yung safety profile nila maganda. &#x27;Yun lang po, dadaan pa rin sa expert panel po natin,&quot; he said.Duterte said he favored SinoPharm, because he said it has already been used on Chinese soldiers.The President said he wanted to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the military and police force.&quot;I take it as a declaration of its potency &#x27;yung (Sinopharm) has passed the test results. They gave it to almost 1 million of their soldiers,&quot; said Duterte.&quot;I have to be frank to tell the truth. Marami nang nagpatusok at lahat up to now wala pa akong narining (na masama). Gusto kong mauna sila (soldiers) because I don&#x27;t want a sickly Armed Forces, sickly police. &quot;They have to be in good health all the time because they are responsible for the law and order of the country.&quot;Domingo asked for patience approving the vaccines.&quot;Bagong-bago pa ’yung mga bakuna . . . Masyadong bago pa kasi ang platform at teknolohiya,&quot; he said.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/acV8Zhs1f5o?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Duterte instructed Food and Drug Administration director-general Rolando Domingo to fast-track the approval of the China-produced vaccines.

Duterte instructed Food and Drug Administration director-general Rolando Domingo to fast-track the approval of the China-produced vaccines.

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Duterte wants China vaccine approval fast-tracked; PH FDA chief asks for patience

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 26, 2020 11:29 PM PHT

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