MANILA, Philippines — Private firms can now import COVID-19 vaccines “at will” amid the alarming surge of COVID-19 cases, President Rodrigo Duterte announced in a pre-recorded briefing that was televised Monday night.
“I have ordered Sec Galvez to sign any and all documents that would allow the private sector to import at will,” he said.
“No matter how much or how many they want to bring in, it’s okay with me,” he added.
According to him, there is no guarantee that private firms can secure more doses of the vaccines, but many of them have expressed their intention to buy COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed to their workers in a bid to reopen the economy.
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