Philippines warns of unapproved Covid shots as soldiers get jabs

The Philippines is expecting the first shipment of about 30 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by May 2021. - Reuters

MANILA (Bloomberg): The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration warned against the use of unauthorised vaccines as the military said members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s security detail have already been inoculated.

Philippine regulators have not approved any Covid-19 vaccine for use in the country, FDA director general Eric Domingo said in an interview with CNN Philippines on Monday.