Philippines secures 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinovac

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/01/11/sinovac.jpg"/><figcaption>A man works in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, Sept. 24, 2020. <em>Thomas Peter, Reuters/File </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> — The Philippines has secured 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Chinese drug maker Sinovac, Malacañang said on Monday, as nations raced to inoculate their people against the disease that had spurred lockdowns, deaths and recessions. </p><p>&quot;Darating na ang bakuna sa Pilipinas sa susunod na buwan,&quot; said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.</p><p>(The vaccine will arrive in the Philippines next month.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/11/21/2-covid-19-vaccines-may-arrive-in-ph-next-month-doh">2 COVID-19 vaccines may arrive in PH next month: DOH</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Huwag naman kayong masyadong mag-celebrate d&#x27;yan dahil ang unang dadating po ay 50,000 doses lamang ng vaccine galing sa Sinovac. But at least, magsisimula na rin tayo,&quot; he told reporters in an online briefing.</p><p>(Don&#x27;t celebrate too much because the initial batch that will arrive is only 50,000 doses from Sinovac. But at least, we will start our vaccination, too.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/12/31/20/explainer-what-we-know-about-china-made-vaccines">EXPLAINER: What we know about China-made vaccines</a></li></ul><p>Sinovac will send the rest of vaccine doses later this year, said Roque.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque leads a press briefing.<br/><br/>Quoting the health department, he says the Philippines has secured 25 million <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> vaccine doses from China&#x27;s Sinovac. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jmnpunzalan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jmnpunzalan</a> <a href="https://t.co/giAaBrrREJ">pic.twitter.com/giAaBrrREJ</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1348482669114347524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The first batch of 50,000 doses from Sinovac is on top of 15,000 jabs that will be used for clinical trials, he said. </p><p>&quot;Ibig sabihin, by February, at least 65,000 na ang mabibigyan ng bakuna,&quot; he said. </p><p>(This means that by February, at least 65,000 people will receive the vaccine.)</p><p>Other COVID-19 vaccines will arrive from Pfizer in June, and from AstraZeneca in July, he said. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HqzeBBL-Kes?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;There’s nothing spectacular about Sinovac, other than it’s been proven safe and efficient,&quot; said Roque. </p><p>He said he hoped Beijing would donate some of the vaccines.</p><p>&quot;We expect that it will be paid. But let’s see, maybe—just maybe, I’m speculating—China will donate some of it. Let’s see,&quot; he said. &quot;After all, we do have very close relations with China.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/09/20/palace-philippines-backs-china-candidate-for-icj-due-to-very-close-ties">Palace: Philippines backs China candidate for ICJ due to &#x27;very close ties&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/16/20/palace-cites-very-close-ties-with-china-for-resuming-west-ph-sea-energy-projects">Palace cites &#x27;very close&#x27; ties with China for resuming West PH Sea energy projects</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/14/20/duterte-prefers-covid-19-vaccines-from-china-russia">Duterte prefers COVID-19 vaccines from China, Russia</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines is set to welcome Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Jan. 15-16 for an official visit, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.</p><p>&quot;Secretary (Teodoro) Locsin and his Chinese counterpart are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting to consider ways to accelerate mutually beneficial cooperation, particularly in the priority areas of trade and investments, infrastructure development and addressing the pandemic,&quot; said the DFA.</p>

<p>The Philippines has secured 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Chinese drug maker Sinovac, Malacañang said on Monday, as nations raced to inoculate their people against the disease that had spurred lockdowns, deaths and recessions. <br /> </p>

The Philippines has secured 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Chinese drug maker Sinovac, Malacañang said on Monday, as nations raced to inoculate their people against the disease that had spurred lockdowns, deaths and recessions.

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Philippines secures 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinovac

Philippines secures 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinovac

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published Jan 11, 2021 12:47 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 11, 2021 04:30 PM PHT

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