DOH, FDA, and NTF Warn Public Against People Claiming to Offer COVID-19 Vaccines

The Department of Health (DOH), the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF) has released an advisory on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, on the unauthorized sale of unregistered COVID-19 vaccines.

It was said that there have been reports of individuals and institutions claiming to sell COVID-19 vaccines that have been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA); following this, the DOH, FDA, and NTF have emphasized that the “marketing and sale of any COVID-19 vaccine in the country is currently prohibited and punishable by law.”

It was also emphasized by the DOH, FDA, and NTF that the grant of EUA to any vaccine is not equivalent to a product registration or marker authorization. Meaning, the said products may not be sold.

“The public is cautioned against anyone who claims to sell or offer any COVID-19 vaccine,” said the DOH, FDA, and NTF in a statement. “The public is reminded that counterfeit or spoiled vaccines may result in serious harm or injury, even death,” they added.

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Source: Food and Drug Administration Philippines, Department of Health (Philippines)