DOH says test kits bought via PS-DBM had standard 6-month shelf life
MANILA— RT-PCR test kits acquired by the Department of Health through the budget agency's procurement service were not nearly expired and also had a standard shelf life of 6 months, the agency said on Saturday.
But the agency said the standard shelf life of the said kits by then was around 6 months, with an official also clarifying that it is "not near expiry." Health Assistant Secretary Charade Mercado-Grande, meanwhile, said the RT-PCR test kits with a 6-month shelf life were "not near expiry." "Our COVID-19 laboratories were able to test our kababayan using these procured test kits," she added.
Pharmally, a company that supplied face masks, face shields and other medical equipment to the government, is facing allegations that its goods were overpriced.
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