MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday insisted that there is no favoritism in the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, denying allegations that Davao City, President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown, is getting the lion’s share of US-made Pfizer vaccines delivered to the country.
Health Undersecretary Abdullah Dumama Jr. said the allocation for Davao, which was 210,000 doses, is for the whole province, and not only for the city. It is also the same amount received by Cebu province.
Dumama also said that these two provinces were given Pfizer allocations since they have ultra-low freezers that are capable of storing the vaccine.
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