MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) clarified it would not sell its procured Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 as it “is not in the business of selling any vaccines.”
PRC Governor Carissa Coscolluela explained that the procured Moderna vaccines would be offered to members and donors, “who are willing to bear the cost of the vaccines.”
“To set the record straight, PRC Chairman Richard Gordon never announced that the Red Cross is selling vaccines. He stressed the need to act fast and vaccinate as many people as we can,” Coscolluela said in a statement Monday night.
“What he said was that the PRC procured Moderna COVID 19 vaccines and intends to vaccinate Red Cros…
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