Vaccine manufacturing operations in the country are expected to start as early in the second or third quarter next year with three projects are progressing in their processes, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez announced.
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BUL
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DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, who leads the Task Group on Vaccine Evaluation and Selection (TG-VES), said the number of potential vaccine manufacturers in the country is now eight after two local firms expressed interest to go into manufacturing of vaccines in the country.
“Yes, two more,” she told the Manila Bulletin when asked to confirm if the number of potential local vaccine manufacturers has increased.
In an online media forum on April 15, Guevara announced that at least two local pharmaceutical companies could possibly produce their own COVID-19 vaccines by “end of 2022” under a fill-and-finish vaccine manufacturing arrangements.
Published May 3, 2021, 6:00 AM
An Israel vaccine manufacturer has also proposed to establish a vaccine production facility in the country, adding to at least 4 firms that are already in discussion with the government.
Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the Philippines’ Declared National Policy Against COVID-19, revealed at the “Vaccine Summit: Equitable Distribution and Safety” of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and together with the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines of the latest interest by a foreign vaccine manufacturer.
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19
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At least two local pharmaceutical companies could possibly produce their own coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines by "end of 2022” under a fill-and-finish vaccine manufacturing arrangements, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, April 15.