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Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency COVID-19 vaccine use in the Philippines – Metro US

Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency COVID-19 vaccine use in the Philippines

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and sryinge are
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and sryinge are seen in front of displayed J&J logo in this illustration

MANILA (Reuters) – Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson has filed its application for emergency use authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief said on Monday.

J&J’s documents, which were submitted on Wednesday, are now under evaluation, FDA Director General Rolando Enrique Domingo told reporters. J&J, which has a single-shot coronavirus vaccine, is the seventh vaccine maker to seek approval in the Philippines.

(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Martin Petty)