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PH already in ‘advanced stage’ of deals with 5 vaccine firms
The Philippine government expects to finalize supply agreements for five COVID-19 vaccine brands by the end of February, according to Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez Jr.
Galvez mentioned that the government is in advanced stages of negotiation for these vaccine supply agreements, but could not disclose the specific brands due to confidentiality clauses.
These finalized agreements will detail the payment methods and delivery schedules for the vaccines.
The country has already secured commitments for 106 to 108 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines after signing five term sheets with manufacturers.
The Philippines aims to procure approximately 148 million doses of vaccines to inoculate between 50 to 70 million citizens in the current year.
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