MANILA, Feb 27 (Reuters): Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (pic) has signed into law a bill that gives indemnity to vaccine makers if their Covid-19 shots cause adverse side-effects, days before the country starts its lagging inoculation programme.
Despite having one of the highest number of coronavirus infections in Asia, the Philippines will be the last South-East Asian nation to receive its initial set of vaccines.
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