Philippines in talks with 16 Covid-19 vaccine makers to secure supplies

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Philippines in talks with 16 Covid-19 vaccine makers to secure supplies
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MANILA (BLOOMBERG) - The Philippines is negotiating with 16 manufacturers of potential Covid-19 vaccines to procure supplies needed to battle Southeast Asia's largest outbreak.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANILA - The Philippines is negotiating with 16 manufacturers of potential Covid-19 vaccines to procure supplies needed to battle South-east Asia's largest outbreak.

"We are better positioning ourselves for this vaccine. Whatever is found to be safe and feasible for our country, that's what we're going to have," Ms Vergeire said. The Philippines is banking on a vaccine to help contain South-east Asia's worst coronavirus outbreak that has infected nearly 190,000 people despite imposing one of the region's earliest and longest lockdowns.

The Department of Health is proposing to speed up distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine by waiving phase four clinical trials, which assesses its longer-term effects after FDA approval.

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