Gov’t to purchase COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available

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President Rodrigo Duterte hopes that a vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be ready by 2021.

“Kailangan may pera ako niyan kasi bili kaagad tayo,” he said in a televised briefing updates on his administration’s response to COVID-19 pandemic.

The President said many scientists around the world are working hard to develop a cure against the illness.

“Many countries are on the verge of, malapit na sila sa vaccine, naghahabulan (they are nearing towards discovering a vaccine, they are racing). Judging from the time COVID started up to now, I’m sure that they have made a lot of progress in finding the vaccine. Nakahanap na sila,” he said.

Duterte mentioned the US biotech firm Moderna’s efforts. Their first clinical tests of an experimental vaccine against COVID-19 showed promising results.

Meron na silang tests na showing positive results. Meron nang vaccine but ang problema, it will be ready according to them by 2021 pa. January at the very, at the earliest,” he said.

[They already have tests showing positive results towards developing a cure. There is already a vaccine but the problem is, according to them, it won’t be ready until 2021. January, at the earliest.]

Duterte added, “So kung gano’n, huwag ka sanang mamatay hanggang January. Hintayin mo ‘yong vaccine. ‘Pag tinawag ka ng kamatayan, sasabihin mo, p***** *** ka, umalis ka diyan. May hinihintay ako na vaccine. Hindi ko pa panahon mamatay.”

[If that is the case, don’t die until January. Wait for the vaccine. When death calls you, tell him, f**k you, go away. I’m waiting for a vaccine. It’s not my time to die yet.]

House committees to hold hearings during break

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Spread the loveMANILA – The House of Representatives has authorized for its committees to conduct hearings during the five-week congressional break, extending until late April.

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