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During a briefing conducted by the Committee on People’s Participation chaired by San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes, Russian embassy officials, together with Olivia Limpe-Aw, the local distribution partner Sputnik V manufacturers, also guaranteed cooperation in the submission of Philippine government requirements for the procurement of the vaccine.
Russian Embassy Minister Counselor Valdlen V. Epifanov and First Secretary (Trade) Vladislav S. Mongush were quick to assure lawmakers that state-run Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology will be able to meet the Philippines requirement for Sputnik V.
“The results of the clinical trial phase 3 conducted last year showed its very high safety and efficacy rate which has been recognized by the very respectable British Lancet medical journal. As far as its efficacy, it goes up to 91.6 percent and volunteers of 60 (years of age) and
Published February 12, 2021, 7:08 PM
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo on Friday, Feb. 12, expressed hope that the indemnification issues surrounding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines will soon be ironed out to ensure the smooth and timely roll out of the country’s vaccination program.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo
Domingo, in an online interview, said that in other countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan, there are laws for indemnification or compensation in case of any vaccine injury.
“I hope they settle it soon because I think that’s the last remaining point – the indemnification clause of the contract,” Domingo said. If not, he noted that that the timeline of the vaccination program might be affected.
By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News
Published January 27, 2021 11:37am
Food and Drug Administration Director General Eric Domingo on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 said the investigation into the Presidential Security Group members getting unregistered COVID-19 vaccines has hit a blank wall. The investigation into Presidential Security Group (PSG) members getting inoculated with unregistered COVID-19 vaccines has hit a blank wall, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo said on Wednesday. Domingo said this is due to the PSG sitting on authorities’ queries on who got the unregistered vaccine. The FDA official was referring to the COVID-19 vaccination on PSG members in September and October 2020 as declared by PSG commander Brigadier General Jesus Durante III in a television interview in December 2020 even if the FDA has not issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to any COVID-19 vaccine at that point.