THE business community and local government units on Thursday, January 14, 2021, signed agreements to procure an additional 17 million doses of the AstraZeneca candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 .
An unspecified volume of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine may also be delivered in February through the Covax initiative of the World Health Organization . “Today, we are delighted to conclude 17 million doses, which can reach millions of Filipinos through the close collaboration between AstraZeneca, the Philippine government, local government units and private sector donors,” Ramin said during the signing ceremony dubbed “A Dose of Hope” Thursday.
As of Thursday, Food and Drug Administration Director General Enrique Domingo said the Vaccine Expert Panel was awaiting the pharmaceutical company’s response to questions seeking to clarify some clinical trial data.
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