(Pinas lumagda ng kasunduan) 40M COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES SA PFIZER

LUMAGDA ang Filipinas ng kasunduan sa Pfizer-BioNTech para sa pagbili ng 40 million doses ng COVID-19 vaccines.

Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni National Task Force against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.

“We are very happy to report that the government and the management of Pfizer have finally concluded our negotiations. Secretary Duque and I signed yesterday the supply agreement for the biggest and most decisive deal we had for 2021,” wika ni Galvez.

“I would like to thank my colleagues from the Philippine vaccine negotiating team from the Department of Finance and our multilateral partner for tirelessly working to secure these much-needed shots that will benefit 20 million Filipinos,” dagdag pa niya.

Ayon kay Galvez, ang Pfizer vaccines ay ide-deliver makalipas ang walong linggo simula sa Agosto ngayong taon.

“The vaccine demand has begun to ease up for many big and rich countries, as most of them have already acquired more than enough vaccines for their population and have vaccinated many of their citizens. This has allowed the manufacturer to commit to us that deliveries, though still to be made in tranches, will be in bulk,” paliwanag niya.

Ang Pfizer vaccine doses ay pinondohan sa pamamagitan ng multilateral arrangement sa Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Ani Galvez, ang  loan funds mula sa multilateral partners tulad ng ADB ay sumusunod sa direct disbursement scheme kung ang ang payments ay direktang isinasagawa ng fund manager sa vaccine manufacturer.

“Through this scheme, the Filipino people can be assured that our transactions on vaccine procurement will be transparent, as the funds will not pass through the hands of any government official or agency,” pagbibigay-diin pa ni Galvez.

Sa pinakabagong supply agreement, ang Filipinas ay nakasiguro na ng delivery ng 113 million doses mula sa limang manufacturers — Sinovac na may 26 million doses, Sputnik V na may 10 million doses, 20 million doses mula sa Moderna, 17 million doses mula sa AstraZeneca, at 40 million doses mula sa Pfizer.

Nangako rin ang COVAX Facility na magkakaloob ng kabuuang 44 million doses ngayong taon para sa kabuuang 157 million doses na nasiguro ng bansa.

“The vaccines from Pfizer will significantly boost our national immunization program and will enable us to realize our goal of achieving herd immunity by yearend. This is another positive development that will give a happy and better Christmas for all Filipinos,” pagwawakas ni Galvez.

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