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MANILA, Dec 28 Members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s security team have received a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine, officials said Monday the first people in the country to be officially immunised despite no regulatory approval.
The Philippines is in talks with several pharmaceutical firms, including Britain’s AstraZeneca, US company Pfizer and China’s Sinopharm, to secure 60 million doses for a vaccination drive starting as early as the second quarter of 2021.
Security team for Philippines Duterte gets unauthorised Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
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Last Updated: Dec 28, 2020, 05:28 PM IST
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China has four vaccines, including Sinopharm, in the final stages of development and is well advanced with mass human testing in a number of countries. But, unlike vaccines being developed by Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, little information has been published about the safety or efficacy of the Chinese drugs.
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Duterte has previously expressed confidence in vaccines made by China and Russia, even offering himself up as a guinea pig for the very first jab of Moscow s controversial Sputnik V .
Manila: Members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte s security team have received a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine, officials said Monday the first people in the country to be officially immunised despite no regulatory approval.
Presidential Security Group commander Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III
“The President is still awaiting for the perfect or appropriate vaccine,” Presidential Security Group commander Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III said in a message to reporters when asked if the President has already been vaccinated.
Durante made the remarks after confirming that PSG members providing close-in security to the President have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines.
The vaccination of the PSG personnel, Durante said, was part of its mission to ensure the protection of the President from the coronavirus. He said they wanted to make sure PSG members are not threat to the President’s health and safety.
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The mixed messaging is throwing the Philippines’ vaccination programme into disarray.PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedDec 29, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
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