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Duterte wants entire Philippine population vaccinated for COVID-19

Published 10/15/2020, 12:17 AM
Updated 10/15/2020, 12:20 AM

MANILA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte said on Wednesday his government has the money to
procure coronavirus vaccines but he would need more as he wants
to inoculate the country's entire population.
The government aims to get vaccines to all Filipinos, which
Duterte said now number around 113 million, but priority will be
given to the poor, the police and military personnel.
"All should have the vaccine without exception," Duterte
said in a late-night televised address.
The firebrand leader repeated that he prefers COVID-19
vaccine supplies to come from either Russia or China. Both have
submitted applications to conduct clinical trials for their
inoculations in the Philippines.
"For me, either China or Russia, I am ok," Duterte said.
Apart from China's Sinovac Biotech and Russia's Gamaleya
Research Institute, the Philippines is also evaluating Johnson &
Johnson's Janssen unit's application to conduct Phase 3 trials
of its COVID-19 vaccine.
It has had talks with other potential vaccine suppliers,
including U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc.
The Philippines recorded 1,910 new coronavirus infections on
Wednesday, and 78 more fatalities, bringing the total in the
country to 346,536 cases, the highest in Southeast Asia, and
6,449 deaths.
It has been gradually reopening the economy to allow more
businesses to resume operations and more people to go back to
work, but partial restrictions in and around the capital Manila
remain to keep the virus spread in check.


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