The Philippine drug regulator has already issued an emergency use authorization to the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech in India. Just last week Bharat submitted a certificate for good manufacturing practices, completing the requirement for exporting Covaxin, FDA chief Eric Domingo said on Friday, June 25, 2021.

“Ngayon maaari na po silang mag-import. Maaari na pong gamitin din dito sa bansa po natin.” According to Bharat they are able to produce 23 million vaccines per month.

In the news of CNBC-TV18, it appeared that the efficacy or effectiveness of Covaxin reached 77.8% in its phase-3 data.

The cost of the vaccine for foreign governments is estimated at $ 15- $ 20 per dose.

16/5 – Covaxin gets international recognition by CID Oxford press

20/5 – BB added extra capacity of 200 million to existing one

30/5 – misinformation bout not approved (still in the process)

8/6 – Brazil approval

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