MANILA, Philippines — It was British-Swede pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca that required the private sector to donate 50 percent of COVID-19 vaccines it ordered to the national government, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. made clear on Tuesday.
“Wala po tayong agreement sa Moderna, wala po tayong agreement sa Novavax at wala po tayong agreement na Sinovac or other companies na kailangan nilang magdonate ng 50 percent. Only AstraZeneca demanded the 50 percent,” Galvez said in an online briefing when asked if the private sector is required to donate to the government half of its procured vaccines.
(We don’t have an agreement with Moderna, Novavax, Sinovac or other comp…
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