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Duterte to allow emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine, OKs advance fee: spox

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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/2020/reuters/11/19/vaccine.jpg"/><figcaption>A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a &quot;Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine&quot; sticker and a medical syringe, Oct. 30, 2020<em>. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte will allow the emergency use of coronavirus vaccines and has approved an advance payment to their private developers, his spokesman said Tuesday, 8 months into the COVID-19 pandemic that has dragged the economy into recession and robbed many of their livelihood while in prolonged quarantine.</p><p>This as drug companies announced successful trials of the vaccine, development seen to address the still growing number of infections worldwide, with figures currently at 56.24 million, according tracking by the Johns Hopkins University and Medicine.</p><p>Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna recently reported 95% and 94.5% efficacy of their respective vaccines following trials. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/18/20/pfizer-ends-covid-19-trial-with-95-efficacy-to-seek-emergency-use-authorization">Pfizer ends COVID-19 trial with 95% efficacy, to seek emergency-use authorization</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/16/20/moderna-says-its-vaccine-is-945-effective-in-preventing-covid-19">Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19</a></li></ul><p>Duterte will issue an executive order for the emergency vaccine use. This means that coronavirus vaccines approved by the countries where they were developed can be used locally after 21 days, down from the current required 6-month verification, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/18/20/quick-approval-of-covid-19-vaccine-use-in-ph-needs-eo-from-duterte-doh">Quick approval of COVID-19 vaccine use in PH needs EO from Duterte - DOH</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/18/20/coronavirus-the-cold-hard-challenge-of-delivering-vaccines">Coronavirus: the cold, hard challenge of delivering vaccines</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Hindi pa po nilalabas ni Presidente ang executive order… Sinabi naman ni Presidente, ilalabas niya iyan,&quot; Roque told reporters.</p><p>(The President has not yet released the executive order. The President said he would issue it.)</p><div><strong>ADVANCE FEE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FXTY1eVT3E8?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>The President has also permitted advance payment to private vaccine developers to ensure that the Philippines will get a supply of the drug, Roque said. </p><p>&quot;‘Pag hindi po tayo pumayag, baka mangulelat tayo sa mga bansa na makakakuha ng vaccine,&quot; </p><p>(If we don&#x27;t agree, we might fall behind countries who will get the vaccine.) </p><p>Duterte in September said developers &quot;must be crazy&quot; for asking a &quot;reservation fee&quot; while a vaccine has not yet been developed.</p><p>Under the Government Procurement Reform Act, Philippine authorities or agencies are not allowed to buy items that have yet to be produced without the President&#x27;s approval. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<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>Local firms have committed to buying dosages of the vaccine. They will give 50 to 80 percent of these to the government for distribution among the poor, and the rest to their own company employees, added Roque. </p>

<p>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte will allow the emergency use of coronavirus vaccines and has approved an advance payment to their private developers, his spokesman said Tuesday, 8 months into varying degrees of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.<br /> </p>

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte will allow the emergency use of coronavirus vaccines and has approved an advance payment to their private developers, his spokesman said Tuesday, 8 months into varying degrees of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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Duterte to allow emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine, OKs advance fee: spox

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published Nov 19, 2020 12:38 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 19, 2020 02:36 PM PHT

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