Appropriation for Emergency Vaccine Production

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Republic Act No. 701: Appropriation for Emergency Vaccine Production

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Title Supreme Court: Appropriation for Emergency Vaccine Production

Law: Republic Act No. 701

Decision Date: May 9, 1952

Republic Act No. 701 appropriates two hundred fifty thousand pesos for the emergency production of serums and vaccines to combat tetanus, diphtheria, dysentery, and other diseases in the Philippines.

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Appropriation authority and source of funds

Section 1 authorizes the appropriation of PHP 250,000 for emergency production of specified biologicals.
The appropriation comes out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise obligated.
Section 1 limits the authorized appropriation to emergency manufacture by the named agency and facility.
Section 1 directs that the appropriation is for production by the Public Health Research Laboratories, Department of Health.

Purpose and covered medical products

Section 1 authorizes manufacture of anti-tetanic serum.
Section 1 authorizes manufacture of diphtheria anti-toxin.
Section 1 authorizes manufacture of triple vaccine.
Section 1 authorizes manufacture of anti-dysenteric serum.
The appropriation is expressly for emergency production of the listed products.

Implementation responsibility

Section 1 assigns responsibility for the manufacture to the Public Health Research Laboratories, Department of Health.
Section 1 specifies that the authorized funds support the manufacture of the listed products by that laboratory under the Department of Health.

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