
PH pledges $200,000 for Asean Covid-19 fund, Covax
The commitments were for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Covid-19 response fund and global Covid-19 vaccine initiative Covax.
The commitments were for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Covid-19 response fund and global Covid-19 vaccine initiative Covax.
President Rodrigo Duterte remained supportive of Health Secretary Francisco Duque, who was pinpointed as the Philippine official who “dropped the ball” on the country’s procurement of 10 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines.
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III has debunked the claims of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. that Philippines’ lost its chance to secure 10 million doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine from American firm Pfizer.