President Duterte announced Tuesday he is looking for funds to purchase the coronavirus vaccine amid hopes it will be available in the market early next year.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte updates the nation on the government’s efforts in addressing the coronavirus disease at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on May 19, 2020. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
“I’m looking for money…may pera ako pambili ng vaccine just in case somebody else would beat the Moderna to the vaccine. I think China has already one. We are just waiting for the announcement,” Duterte said during his televised public address Tuesday.He admitted that the government has limited resources since it is “short of tax collection” amid the coronavirus lockdown.
“Mayroon ng vaccine but ang problema it will be ready, according to them, by 2021 pa. January at the very — at the earliest. So kung ganoon ‘wag ka sanang mamatay hanggang January, hintayin mo ‘yung vaccine ,” he said. Duterte also cited that many countries are “on the ‘verge” of developing the drugs or vaccines to prevent or treat the new coronavirus disease. “Judging from the COVID started up to now, I’m sure they made a lot of progress in finding the vaccine,” he said.
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