Duterte: National recovery 'within sight' as Philippines secures COVID-19 shots

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/tvpatrol/01/13/20210113-duterte-address-mnib-4.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the public from the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on Jan. 13, 2021. Richard Madelo, Presidential Photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is &quot;within sight&quot; as the Philippines secures vaccine jabs against the respiratory disease that has led to nearly a year-long lockdown and economic recession.Duterte said this in a taped message as local government units and private firms helped lock in <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/14/21/philippines-books-17-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-from-uks-astrazeneca">17 million doses</a> so far of the COVID-19 vaccine from British drugs group AstraZeneca.&quot;There is light at the end of the tunnel. National recovery is within sight. As we bounce back and heal as one, I commend the business community and the LGUs for your ramping of support for our nation’s fight against COVID-19,&quot; the President said.Duterte pledged his &quot;full support&quot; for the initiative that he called &quot;bayanihan at work.&quot;&quot;We now have the weapon to defeat this virus – the vaccine. And let us win the war and save lives and livelihood,&quot; he said. The Philippines has also secured 25 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from China&#x27;s Sinovac Biotech, and 30 million doses from the Serum Institute of India.The country might also receive an initial vaccine batch from SU-based Pfizer and Russia&#x27;s Gamaleya Institute in February, said Malacañang.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/14/21/philippines-eyes-vaccinating-5-million-people-vs-coronavirus-by-june">Philippines eyes vaccinating 5 million people vs coronavirus by June</a></li></ul>The Philippines has trailed regional peers in securing vaccines, with which it hopes this year to inoculate 70 million people, or two-thirds of its population.The government has also had difficulties convincing the public to use vaccines in recent years and an opinion poll last week showed less than a third of people were willing to get inoculated against the coronavirus, with concerns over safety.

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is "within sight" as the Philippines secures vaccine jabs against the respiratory disease that has led to nearly a year-long lockdown and economic recession.

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is "within sight" as the Philippines secures vaccine jabs against the respiratory disease that has led to nearly a year-long lockdown and economic recession.

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Duterte: National recovery 'within sight' as Philippines secures COVID-19 shots

Duterte: National recovery 'within sight' as Philippines secures COVID-19 shots

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 14, 2021 07:03 PM PHT

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