MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has signed a supply agreement with American drugmaker Novavax for 30 million doses of its anti-Covid vaccines, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday.
The vaccine deal was the result of Galvez’s trip to India last week to secure vaccine doses from Novavax, which he said is expected to be delivered to the country by the third or fourth quarter of the year.
“Naging maganda ang resulta ng pagbiyahe natin sa India no’ng isang linggo. Doon, napirmahan na namin ang supply agreement kung saan ang Serum Institute of India ay magsu-supply ng 30 million doses ng Novavax sa ating bansa,” he said in a Palace briefing.
(The trip to India was suc…
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