Philippines may get Pfizer COVID-19 shots in ‘couple of weeks’: envoy

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/03/05/20210304-health-coronavirus-italy.jpg' ><figcaption>A health care worker of ASL Roma 1 holds a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, as the country sees a surge in the number of infections, in Rome, Italy, March 4, 2021. <em>Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines may receive COVID-19 shots from US-based Pfizer through vaccine-sharing COVAX Facility in "the next couple of weeks," an envoy said on Friday. </p><p>This, as the Philippines continued its inoculation drive on its first week, following vaccine shipments from China's Sinovac on Sunday, a donation by the Chinese government, and AstraZeneca on Thursday, the first batch from the vaccine-sharing platform. </p><p>The lack of an indemnity deal had delayed the supposed arrival in mid-February of 117,000 Pfizer doses from the COVAX scheme. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/04/21/who-ph-to-be-among-biggest-recipients-of-covax-vaccines-45m-astrazeneca-doses-coming'>WHO: PH to be among biggest recipients of COVAX vaccines, 4.5M AstraZeneca doses coming</a></li></ul><p>“Medyo nagkaroon lang ng kaunting delay pero darating din daw,” said Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez, quoting vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. </p><p>“It’s supposed to be coming to the Philippines within the next couple of weeks,” Romualdez said in a televised public briefing. </p><p>While Romualdez declined to detail the cause of delay, he said, “It takes time, but we’re not far behind, as some people think. We’re not far behind from many countries.” </p><p>“Sa totoo lang (in truth), we’re actually better off than many countries,” he added. </p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1633379' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'><em>Video courtesy of PTV </em></div><p>The Philippines will buy 20 million COVID-19 shots from another American manufacturer, Moderna, with the help of Philippine private firms, said Romualdez.</p><p>“We already concluded the agreement... We’re threshing out the supply, kung kailan nila puwedeng i-deliver (when they could deliver),” he said.</p><p>The Philippines hopes to get its initial Moderna vaccine batch in late May or early June, he said. </p><p>US-based Johnson & Johnson also committed at least 6 million doses of its one-shot vaccine to the Philippines, said Romualdez. However, the firm cannot commit to a delivery date yet because it has to prioritize supplying the US, he said. </p><p>The Philippines has received 600,000 COVID-19 shots that China donated from Beijing-based drug group Sinovac Biotech, and another 487,200 doses from Britain's AstraZeneca through the COVAX Facility. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/05/21/how-well-does-astrazeneca-vaccine-work-expert-reviews-current-evidence'>How well does AstraZeneca vaccine work? Expert reviews current evidence</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/04/21/china-to-donate-400000-more-covid-19-vaccine-doses-says-duterte'>China to donate 400,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines, says Duterte</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/01/21/covid-19-vaccination-in-the-philippines-begins-facts-data-doh-rodrigo-duterte-china-government'>FAST FACTS: The COVID-19 vaccination rollout in the Philippines</a></li></ul>

<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/04/21/who-ph-to-be-among-biggest-recipients-of-covax-vaccines-45m-astrazeneca-doses-coming'>WHO: PH to be among biggest recipients of COVAX vaccines, 4.5M AstraZeneca doses coming</a></li></ul><p>“Medyo nagkaroon lang ng kaunting delay pero darating din daw,” said Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez, quoting vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. </p><p>“It’s supposed to be coming to the Philippines within the next couple of weeks,” Romualdez said in a televised public briefing. </p><p>While Romualdez declined to detail the cause of delay, he said, “It takes time, but we’re not far behind, as some people think. We’re not far behind from many countries.” </p><p>“Sa totoo lang (in truth), we’re actually better off than many countries,” he added. </p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1633379' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'><em>Video courtesy of PTV </em></div><p>The Philippines will buy 20 million COVID-19 shots from another American manufacturer, Moderna, with the help of Philippine private firms, said Romualdez.</p><p>“We already concluded the agreement... We’re threshing out the supply, kung kailan nila puwedeng i-deliver (when they could deliver),” he said.</p><p>The Philippines hopes to get its initial Moderna vaccine batch in late May or early June, he said. </p><p>US-based Johnson & Johnson also committed at least 6 million doses of its one-shot vaccine to the Philippines, said Romualdez. However, the firm cannot commit to a delivery date yet because it has to prioritize supplying the US, he said. </p><p>The Philippines has received 600,000 COVID-19 shots that China donated from Beijing-based drug group Sinovac Biotech, and another 487,200 doses from Britain's AstraZeneca through the COVAX Facility. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/05/21/how-well-does-astrazeneca-vaccine-work-expert-reviews-current-evidence'>How well does AstraZeneca vaccine work? Expert reviews current evidence</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/04/21/china-to-donate-400000-more-covid-19-vaccine-doses-says-duterte'>China to donate 400,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines, says Duterte</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/01/21/covid-19-vaccination-in-the-philippines-begins-facts-data-doh-rodrigo-duterte-china-government'>FAST FACTS: The COVID-19 vaccination rollout in the Philippines</a></li></ul>

<p>This, as the Philippines continued its inoculation drive on its first week, following vaccine shipments from China's Sinovac on Sunday, a donation by the Chinese government, and AstraZeneca on Thursday, the first batch from the vaccine-sharing platform. </p><p>The lack of an indemnity deal had delayed the supposed arrival in mid-February of 117,000 Pfizer doses from the COVAX scheme. </p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/03/05/20210304-health-coronavirus-italy.jpg' ><figcaption>A health care worker of ASL Roma 1 holds a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, as the country sees a surge in the number of infections, in Rome, Italy, March 4, 2021. <em>Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines may receive COVID-19 shots from US-based Pfizer through vaccine-sharing COVAX Facility in "the next couple of weeks," an envoy said on Friday. </p>

<p>The Philippines in "the next couple of weeks" might receive COVID-19 shots from US-based Pfizer through vaccine-sharing COVAX Facility, an envoy said on Friday. </p>

The Philippines in "the next couple of weeks" might receive COVID-19 shots from US-based Pfizer through vaccine-sharing COVAX Facility, an envoy said on Friday.

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Philippines may get Pfizer COVID-19 shots in ‘couple of weeks’: envoy

Philippines may get Pfizer COVID-19 shots in ‘couple of weeks’: envoy