FDA to approve first ASF vaccine
The Philippine Star|July 05, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration FDA) will approve within two weeks the country’s first vaccine against African swine fever ASF) for commercial use, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
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"The approval of the ASF vaccine will be out soon," Tiu Laurel told journalists on the sidelines of the Presidential Assistance for Farmers, Fisherfolk and Families event in Calbayog, Samar yesterday.

"The FDA and the DA (Department of Agriculture) are working very closely on this. We have a good teamwork on this," Tiu Laurel said.

He said the commercial approval by the FDA would be followed by the distribution of the ASF vaccine.

The commercial availability of the vaccine is expected to curb the spread of the disease, the DA said.

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