MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday said that government did not mishandle the purchase of coronavirus vaccines that resulted in the delay in the country’s vaccination rollout.
In an interview over ABS-CBN New Channel, Duque echoed the sentiments of President Rodrigo Duterte and of the World Health Organization (WHO) that rich countries have cornered a huge bulk of the world’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines, leaving poor countries scrambling for supplies.
“I’d like to disagree because the global supply is the big problem,” Duque said when asked about Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon’s statement that the government mishandled the vaccine procur…
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