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| COVID-19 vaccine from China. (Photo from: Xinhua photo) |
[아시아뉴스통신=조날드 타파난 기자] President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed optimism that the Philippines first vaccine for COVID-19 would come from China. He said that he is confident that a vaccine for COVID-19 would be developed by December this year. In his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered last Monday, President Duterte disclosed that he had personally asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to prioritize the Philippines request to receive China’s vaccine for COVID-19, once it passes all clinical trials.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin ensured that the Philippines would be the first nation to get the COVID-19 vaccine, once China becomes successful in developing it. Two vaccines against COVID-19 developed by Chinese private pharmaceutical firm Sinovac and state-run Chinese firm Sinopharm have entered Phase 3 trials, the last step before regulatory approval.
