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AstraZeneca applies for emergency use for vaccine in Philippines
AstraZeneca's application is the second the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received after Pfizer made a similar application last month.
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FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
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harmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has applied to health regulators for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philppines, the food and drugs agency chief said on Wednesday.
AstraZeneca's application is the second the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received after Pfizer made a similar application last month.
Meanwhile, Japan is expected tol declare a month-long emergency in Tokyo and surrounding areas to tackle a surge in coronavirus cases from Saturday until Feb. 7, broadcaster Asahi TV reported.
Japan's capital recorded a record number of daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with at least 1,591 new infections.
Globally, more than 86.15 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus and 1,864,197 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
