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By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News Published April 2, 2021 12:07pm The Philippines is exerting its “best effort” to get more doses of China’s Sinovac and Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Friday. This comes after the World Health Organization disclosed that COVAX, a global initiative for equitable vaccine distribution, is facing a “serious challenge” to meet growing demand, posing a threat to the Philippines’ already scarce vaccine supply.  “We are doing best effort to get more Sinovac [vaccines]. 1.5 million doses arriving this April and 2 million doses by May,” Duque told GMA News Online. He earlier said that health authorities were working to fast-track the approval of Sinovac’s use on senior citizens, since the Chinese vaccine is only recommended for clinically healthy individuals aged 18 to 59. 

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