MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is eyeing to increase its supply of COVID-19 vaccines by around 60 million doses to address to be inoculation requirements of the country’s younger population, vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. said.
In a public briefing, Galvez said the government is negotiating with vaccine manufacturers to increase the country’s vaccine supply from 158 million to over 200 million doses.
“Yung pediatric vaccination, may 39 million po tayo na population diyan. Ang implication niyan, we need to buy more vaccines. More or less 60 million (doses),” Galvez said.
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