Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Rolando Enrique Domingo said Chinese drug firm Sinovac Biotech has applied for an amendment of its emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Covid-19 vaccine to be used on children aged 3 to 17.

"The Sinovac, just this afternoon (July 6), applied for an amendment of their EUA to include children. In this case, children from three to 17 years old," Domingo said in a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday.

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