MANILA, Philippines — The government should make the safest and best COVID-19 vaccine available to every Filipino, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Tuesday.
“Provide for a 100 percent of the population without even mandating it, but it’s available. Kung gusto nila, pwede silang magpabakuna. Hindi yung 60 percent lang, 70 percent lang. Nagtitipid tayo. Let’s get the best vaccine available. The most effective. The safest. Let’s not say na ‘Ito mas mura ‘to. Mababa effectiveness nito, safety nito pero mas mura ‘to. Ito ang kunin natin.’ I think let’s give the people the best available in the market,” Recto said in an interview on ABS-CBN N…
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