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PH secures 202 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines
The Philippines is now targeting to secure 202 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase from the initial goal of 148 million.
Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. announced the revised target, which includes 158 million doses to be purchased and 44 million doses from the COVAX facility.
This increased target is attributed to rising global vaccine production, COVAX facility commitments, excess vaccine sharing by developed countries, and successful negotiations with manufacturers.
Galvez mentioned that the Philippines is nearing the signing of a head of terms for 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The announcement was made during a televised briefing where President Rodrigo Duterte also discussed the extension of the NCR Plus bubble under general community quarantine with heightened restrictions.
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