People wearing face masks and face shields to prevent the spread of the coronavirus use their mobile phones as they wait in line to enter a government office in Quezon city, Philippines on Nov. 10, 2020. - AP
MANILA (AP): Philippine officials say about 60 million Filipinos are being targeted for vaccination against the coronavirus next year at a cost of more than 73 billion pesos (US$1.4 billion) to develop considerable immunity among a majority of Filipinos.
Carlito Galvez Jr, who oversees government efforts to secure the vaccines, said late Monday (Nov 23) that negotiations were underway with four Western and Chinese pharmaceutical companies, including US-based Pfizer Inc and China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd, to secure the vaccines early next year. One company based in the UK, AstraZeneca, can commit to supply up to 20 million vaccines, he said.
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