MANILA, Philippines — As the country pursues avenues to secure COVID-19 vaccines, prices of available and soon-to-be-available COVID-19 vaccines started to evoke curiosity.
The senators, for one, have begun analyzing the price tags of theseven vaccine brands that the Philippines might obtain for its planned inoculation program.
Data released by Senate committee on finance chair Sonny Angara detailed the prices of the different vaccines for two doses per person. The total price of each vaccine is inclusive of the value-added tax (VAT) and the cost of inflation.
It also stated how many Filipinos could be inoculated based on the vaccine’s price and the P82.5 billion budget allott…
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