Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday lauded the Filipino-American groups of registered nurses, doctors and community advocates for seeking the help of the United States government to send five m
illion doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines the soonest time possible.
The Fil-Am groups’ request to US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for a five million doses specific allocation bore good result as the latter vowed to write to US President Joe Biden to send five million AstraZeneca jabs to the Philippines. “The five million vaccine doses that could be given to the Philippines can make a big difference because these can protect thousands of lives against the deadly COVID-19 virus,” she added.
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