5.3M doses ng Pfizer COVID vax ipapadala ng US sa Pinas

MANILA, Philippines – Sinabi ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. na magpapadala ang Estados Unidos ang ng karagdagang 5.3 milyong doses ng Pfizer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine sa Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng COVAX Facility.

“As I exchanged views w/ Rep. Steve Chabot, Babe Romualdez — who’d just come in from an Asean meeting with NSC (National Security Council), he whispered to me that the White House told him that 5.3 million doses of Pfizer are coming to us through COVAX,” ayon kay Locsin na ang tinutukoy ay si Philippine Ambassador to US Jose Manuel Romualdez.

“Thank you, America, thanks, Babe. Running total — 14.1 million,” dagdag na pahayag nito.

Ang Maynila ay nakatanggap na ng 9 na milyong doses ng Covid-19 vaccine na direktang dinonate ng US government bilang bahagi ng commitment ni President Joe Biden’ na tulungan na mabakunahan ang 70 percent ang global population sa 2022.

Sa virtual forum, araw ng Huwebes, sinabi ni Romualdez na ang US ay naging “reliable partner for us” habang umiiral ang pandemiya.

“While we are still battling this pandemic, let us not forget that there is more work to be done to ensure that no virus will once again bring the world down to its knees,” anito.

“We continue to look to the United States to take the lead in rallying the international community towards a pandemic-free world, and we stand ready to do our part, in partnership with the community of nations, to achieve this objective,” dagdag na pahayag ni Romualdez. Kris Jose

5.3M doses ng Pfizer COVID vax ipapadala ng US sa Pinas
Source: Filipino Pinoys