DOH in touch with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers

The Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of the President have attended a meeting with the American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, Friday.

The DOH has also met with the Russian Embassy regarding the Sputnik V, the vaccine against the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), being developed by the country.

According to DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, the meetings will not affect the negotiations of the Philippines with other institutions. The health department has been consistently coordinating with other manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Meanwhile, the DOH has recorded a total of 237,072 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 160,549 recoveries and 3,737 fatalities nationwide as of September 4, 2020.

Report from Sandra Samala

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