Philippines probes unauthorised vaccines given to soldiers, Chinese workers; Covid-19 total almost 479,000

MANILA, Jan 4 (Bloomberg): The Philippines on Monday said it will investigate how unauthorised Covid-19 vaccines were given to President Rodrigo Duterte’s security team and reportedly to thousands of Chinese workers.

The Food and Drug Administration is working with government investigators and customs officials to probe the illegal entry and use of the unregistered vaccines, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said at a televised briefing Monday.