MANILA, Philippines — The decision to allow the private sector to obtain their own COVID-19 vaccines would be a significant boost to the government’s plan to immunize Filipinos against the pandemic, according to Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday.
Zubiri welcomed the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) decision to authorize private companies to import COVID-19 vaccines in the face of a reported shortage of vials.
President Rodrigo Dutere directed the government to allow private companies to purchase vaccines at will during his briefing on Monday night, given the fact that the country has…
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