MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is seeking to buy excess or unused AstraZeneca vaccines from countries Israel, United States, and United Kingdom, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday.
Galvez said the Philippine government has already written a letter of intent to procure excess vaccines from Israel, US, and UK — the top three countries that have had most vaccinations of their population against COVID-19.
This is among many options in ensuring that those who were administered a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine will get their second dose on time.
The Philippines was supposed to receive 979,200 doses of AstraZeneca shots from the World Heal…
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