Published May 3, 2021, 3:36 PM
Shipment and delivery of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines from India could begin once the Philippines has completed all the regulatory requirements, Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing Jr. said Tuesday.
“We hope the requirements can be expedited by the regulatory authorities in the Philippines so that it can be brought there,” Bagatsing said during the regular virtual press briefing in Malacañang.
Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine (Bharat Biotech website)
He was referring to the eight million doses of Covaxin, India’s homegrown COVID-19 jabs developed by Bharat Biotech, which was already granted with emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drugs Administration.