MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is looking into buying booster shots instead of procuring additional Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Wednesday.
Galvez made the disclosure during the joint hearing of the House committee on health and the committee on trade and industry.
“We found out that Moderna is developing a booster. ‘Yung booster na yun ay pwedeng gamitin kahit na Sinovac o kahit na Gamaleya ang ating nauna,” Galvez said.
“Ang kanilang dinedevelop… [na] booster na pwedeng gamitin kahit sa anong vaccine ay darating either September or October so ang balak namin, yung five million, instead na yung bibilhin namin…
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