MANILA, Philippines — Covax has guaranteed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for 20 percent of the country’s population, Health Undersecretary Maria RosarioVergeire said Monday.
“Ang COVAX, ang ating pag-uusap with them, yung ating arrangement with them, we are guaranteed for 20 percent of our population, but of course COVAX is explaining, you won’t get it all at the same time,” Vergeire said in a press briefing.
Vergeire earlier confirmed that the Philippines was among the 85 countries which had already submitted their requests to Covax, which is the vaccine arm of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator.
The initiative seeks to speed up the development, production and …
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