MANILA, May 5 (Reuters) - The Philippines' food and drug
agency approved on Wednesday the emergency use of U.S. drugmaker
Moderna Inc's MRNA.O COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian
nation.
The known and potential benefits of Moderna outweighed the
known and potential risks, Food and Drug Administration chief
Rolando Enrique Domingo said during an online forum, adding it
would be administered to individuals aged 18 and above.
The Philippines expects this month the delivery of 194,000
doses of Moderna's vaccine, the seventh to be approved for
emergency use in the country.