Published December 22, 2020, 2:27 AM
The Philippines is apparently playing “second fiddle” in the purchase of coronavirus vaccines since the country is not rich and has “no clout” unlike wealthy nations that secured the supplies first, President Duterte said Monday.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on December 21, 2020. RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
The President admitted that there was “no Pfizer vaccine available” for the Philippines since the vaccines made by the US manufacturer are being distributed first to the Americans.