MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representativesmay receive COVID-19 vaccines from the United States-based Novavax by June or July, the secretary-general of the lower chamber said on Friday.
“Hopefully between June to July,” House secretary-general Mark Llandro Mendoza said in a text message to INQUIRER.net when asked when the procured vaccines will arrive. “We are looking into Covovax but it still depends on the availability of some vaccines.”
Covovax was developed by Novavax of Maryland and was manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
“The House of Representatives will purchase its own vaccine in coordination with the national government,” Mendoza further said…
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