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The Philippines could secure between four to 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc, the Southeast Asia country s ambassador to Washington said on Friday.
The Southeast Asian nation plans to buy doses from China s Sinovac Biotech and AstraZeneca but missed out on purchasing the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine.
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Japan, Drugmaker Pfizer Inc with BioNTech said it had applied for approval in Japan of its vaccine.
The Japanese government has a supply deal with Pfizer for 120 million vaccine doses of the vaccine. But, Japan s Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference prior to Pfizer s announcement that the vaccine s effectiveness and safety would be priorities.
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MANILA The Philippines will be able to secure between four to 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc , the Southeast Asia country’s ambassador to Washington said on Friday.
The U.S. companies were ready to supply millions of doses, Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez said in a statement, adding that the vaccines would be ready from the third quarter of 2021 should his government find their proposals acceptable.
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The Philippines will be able to secure between four to 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc , the Southeast Asia country s ambassador to Washington said on Friday.
The U.S. companies were ready to supply the vaccines from the third quarter of 2021, Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez said in a statement, if his government found their proposals acceptable. We are hoping our government will consider the promising candidates of Moderna and Arcturus for inclusion in our country s pool of anti-COVID-19 vaccines, Romualdez said.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant Moderna emergency use authorization soon. Arcturus expects to start distributing its vaccine in the first quarter of next year after early stage trials showed promising results.
The Philippines will be able to secure between four to 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc , the Southeast Asia country s ambassador to Washington said on Friday.
The US companies were ready to supply the vaccines from the third quarter of 2021, Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez said in a statement, if his government found their proposals acceptable. We are hoping our government will consider the promising candidates of Moderna and Arcturus for inclusion in our country s pool of anti-COVID-19 vaccines, Romualdez said.
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant Moderna emergency use authorization soon. Arcturus expects to start distributing its vaccine in the first quarter of next year after early stage trials showed promising results.
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MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines will be able to secure between four to 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc, the Southeast Asia country s ambassador to Washington said on Friday (Dec 18).
The US companies were ready to supply the vaccines from the third quarter of 2021, Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez said in a statement, if his government found their proposals acceptable. We are hoping our government will consider the promising candidates of Moderna and Arcturus for inclusion in our country s pool of anti-Covid-19 vaccines, Romualdez said.
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant Moderna emergency use authorisation soon. Arcturus expects to start distributing its vaccine in the first quarter of next year after early stage trials showed promising results.