MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has approved the emergency use of Russia’s Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s vaccine procurement chief said on Monday, making it among the first countries in Asia to approve the single-dose vaccine.
The approval by the Philippines’ food and drug agency will allow the country to follow up its order for 10 million doses, Carlito Galvez, a retired general who handles the government’s vaccine procurement, told a news conference.
(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Ed Davies)
