“After two exhaustive committee hearings, your Committee of the Whole believes that we were able to gather enough data and information to come up with sound and relevant recommendation that will give answers to some of the concerns, if not all of the concerns, of the public,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said before ending the chamber’s inquiry on the matter Friday, January 15.
Some senators have criticized the government for its alleged preference for Sinovac’s vaccine, which they secured amid questions on its cost and effectiveness, and ahead of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of its emergency use. Galvez, however, refused to divulge to senators the prices of vaccines, saying it might compromise their negotiations with the manufacturers.
Officials also invoked the non-disclosure deals when asked about the specific volume of vaccines that they plan to purchase from the pharmaceutical firms.
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