The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Friday said it would provide ¥885 million (P392.32 million) worth of cold chain equipment and logistics to the Philippines to help deploy vaccines and medicines amid a coronavirus pandemic.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency on Friday said it would provide ¥885 million worth of cold chain equipment and logistics to the Philippines to help deploy vaccines and medicines amid a coronavirus pandemic.
The agency earlier provided laboratory equipment for coronavirus testing and treatment to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and San Lazaro Hospital. In a report, SWS said 80% of the respondents were willing to get a booster shot while 7% were unwilling. It added that the remaining 13% were uncertain.
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