MANILA, Philippines — “The long days and nights of waiting are finally over.”
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has this to say following the arrival to the Philippines of 487,200 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from British-Swede pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca.
“These vaccines will be of great help to our valiant healthcare workers who have been at the forefront of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said in a statement.
“With every dose that we will administer, we are inching towards a safer recovery from this pandemic. So, let us put our trust in science, in vaccines,” he added.
The first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca, which were coursed thro…
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