Manila Bulletin
Galvez: PH to ask for 900,000 more Pfizer vaccines from COVAX
The Philippines is aiming to secure one million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility.
The government will send a letter requesting an additional 900,000 Pfizer doses, on top of the 117,000 doses already allocated.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. stated that the letter will be submitted before February 14.
Negotiations with Pfizer are also ongoing.
The COVAX Facility aims to ensure equitable access to vaccines for countries worldwide.
Through the COVAX Facility, the Philippines will receive fully subsidized vaccine doses for 20 percent of its population.
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