MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday thanked the donor-countries for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, saying how they remember poor nations like the Philippines is a “plus for humanity.”
Duterte personally witnessed the arrival of AstraZeneca jabs from the World Health Organization-led Covax facility, a global platform aiming to provide equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines especially in low and middle-income countries.
“I don’t know how to express my gratitude to the donor countries. That you remember the poor nations is in fact a plus for humanity,” Duterte said in his speech during a ceremony for the vaccines’ arriva…
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