MANILA, Philippines — Keep a blind eye to brands when distributing COVID-19 vaccines to local governments to avoid disputes about vial preferences that will prolong the process. Treat all the vaccines as the same.
That’s the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country’s vaccine manager.
In his pre-recorded briefing that aired Wednesday night, Duterte explained that he gave that order because he feared that a preference for one vaccine could lead to the supply of that vaccine running out.
“Is there any superiority among the vaccines that are being injected now on people? Is there one that’s superior?” he said, speaking partly in Filip…
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