Published May 6, 2021, 2:09 PM
The country is facing a problem on the limited available supply of coronavirus vaccines; it is not the government’s pandemic response, that is at issue, President Duterte declared Wednesday.
An essential frontliner gets a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 4, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin)
In a televised address Wednesday, the President said the government managed to secure some supplies but the stocks are arriving “in trickles” due to the global shortage.
“Itong ating problema sa Pilipinas, kulang ang bakuna. Nagbibili tayo kung saan-saan at dumadating lang ngayon pakaunti-kaunti (The problem in the Philippines is the shortage of vaccines. We are buying anywhere and they are arriving in small quantities),” he said.
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