The Philippines has granted emergency use authorisation of Johnson & Johnson and India's Biotech vaccines


A health worker collects a swab sample for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test from a man with a COVID-19 positive household member, as part of the government's contact tracing program, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. - Reuters

MOSCOW, April 20 (Bernama): The Philippines has granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, as well as India's Covaxin, manufactured by Bharat Biotech, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said, reported Sputnik.

FDA director-general Rolando Enrique Domingo confirmed the emergency approval to the Manila-based Rappler news service on Tuesday.

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