The Philippines may receive COVID-19 vaccine doses from Chinese and Russian manufacturers as early as the first quarter of 2021 amid"advanced" supply negotiations, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. said.
"We can foresee that there is a greater scenario that we can get the vaccine in the first quarter, maybe on March or late February," he added.This will be earlier than the United Kingdom's AstraZeneca vaccine, which is likely to be delivered in May even if the tripartite agreement was signed last week.
Galvez added that the Sinovac deal will be beneficial to the country as the undisclosed price will also cover the cost of shipment and distribution.Some Filipinos have expressed apprehension in receiving China-made vaccines, drawing mistrust from the mainland's handling of the COVID-19 outbreak that originated there and partly to geopolitical tensions.
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