US willing to share COVID19 vaccine to allies: PH defense dep't
MANILA – The United States is willing to share any vaccine against the new coronavirus to its allies once available, the Philippines' defense department said Sunday.
Esper "expressed their willingness to share them with US allies and partners once available," the Department of National Defense said in a statement.In their conversation, Lorenzana expressed appreciation for the medical assistance and donations of the US government to the Philippines in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Chinese President Xi Jinping assured President Rodrigo Duterte of Beijing’s commitment on the vaccine in a phone conversation last Thursday. The Philippines recorded its first COVID-19 case last Jan. 30 in a Chinese woman who arrived from Wuhan. As of June 13, the country has logged 25,392 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 5,706 recoveries and 1,074 deaths.Esper also expressed appreciation for the DND’s support for the Philippine government’s decision to suspend the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement, the agency said.
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