OFFICIALS say about 60 million Filipinos are being targeted for Covid-19 vaccinations next year at a cost of more than 73 billion pesos (RM5.72bil) to develop considerable immunity among the majority.
Carlito Galvez Jr, who oversees government efforts to secure the vaccines, said 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.
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