MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may sign a contract for the purchase of 20 million doses of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from British drugmaker AstraZeneca on December 28 or 29, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has disclosed.
Galvez made the announcement during a briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte which was recorded and edited prior to public release on Monday night.
“Baka this coming next week either December 28 or 29, inaantay lang namin ‘yung Ministry of Health regulatory authorization ng [United Kingdom] at pwede na naming pirmahan ‘yung kontrata. Ito naman ay 20 million doses [of vaccine],” Galvez said.
Galvez likewise said that the P…
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