Government medical experts will review the clinical trial data of Sinovac Biotech after China approved the emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine in younger children and
Dr. Rontgene Solante, a member of the Vaccine Expert Panel and an infectious diseases specialist, said on Sunday that the group would look into the trial data of the CoronaVac vaccine given to recipients age 3 to 17, “just like how we evaluated and approved the extended indication [of] Pfizer [for age] 12 to 15.”
Still, Salvana welcomed China’s approval as “good news,” saying this could lead to more vaccines becoming available in the Philippines for the younger population to help speed up school reopening. The agency has yet to formally announce its decision, though. Last week, its director general, Eric Domingo, said the drug regulator had received a “favorable” result of an evaluation by the VEP on the US-manufactured vaccine.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 27 recommended that everyone 12 years and older should get a COVID-19 vaccine.“Children are as vulnerable [to COVID] as adults.
Sinovac’s EUA in the Philippines, as well as the World Health Organization’s emergency use listing, currently recommends its use in people 18 years old and above.
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