THERE is actually one way to keep the China-made Sinopharm vaccines that President Rodrigo Duterte earlier ordered for ship-out back from where it came from.
According to Health Secretary Francisco Duque, the Department of Health will file its application seeking an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine, so that the country won’t have to return a batch of donations from Beijing.
An obviously pissed off Duterte found himself at the receiving end of nasty criticisms after receiving a vaccine without an EUA.
“Ngayong umaga ang DOH mag-aaply ng EUA sa FDA (Food and Drug Administration) para sa Sinopharm dahil meron na tayong emergency use listing ng WHO (World Health Organization),” Duque said in a radio interview.