The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration has authorised the emergency use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine, its head said on Thursday.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has shown a 95 per cent success rate, is the first vaccine the Philippines has approved.
FDA head Rolando Enrique Domingo told a media briefing China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd on Wednesday submitted to regulators its emergency use authorization application.
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Authorities in Sharjah have confirmed that two people were injured after a ballistic missile from Iran targeted the administrative building of Thuraya Telecommunications Company in the central region.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has looked at the implications of the Iranian attacks on regional stability and maritime security during a phone discussion with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
The UAE air defences have successfully intercepted 1 ballistic missile and 11 drones launched from Iran on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.
