Manila Bulletin
Gov’t fast tracking COVID-19 vaccines acquisition - Go
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go assured the public that the government is accelerating the process of acquiring and rolling out Covid-19 vaccines.
Go mentioned that President Rodrigo Duterte is consistently pushing government officials to expedite the vaccine acquisition and distribution process.
He revealed that he and President Duterte discuss vaccine matters almost daily and frequently urge officials, including the vaccine czar and the Health Secretary, to speed up the process.
While acknowledging the Food and Drug Administration's need to ensure safety data, Go also called for the overall process to be expedited.
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President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Vaccination Program Act of 2021, which expedites the country's COVID-19 vaccination program.
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Senator "Bong" Go announced that he and President Duterte are willing to get vaccinated in public to demonstrate that vaccination is the only hope against COVID-19.
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The Philippines' first batch of 600,000 Sinovac vaccines, donated by China, is scheduled to arrive on Sunday, February 28.
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President Duterte personally received the 600,000 doses of CoronaVac vaccines donated by the Chinese government at Villamor Airbase.
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President Rodrigo Duterte is eager to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.
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