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MANILA, Philippines – Speaking for the first time at the United Nations General Assembly, President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized Wednesday that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, once available, should be available to all nations. “As a matter of politics. “
In his 20-minute speech to other world leaders, Duterte said that “coordinated international plans and efforts” would be needed to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, which he called the “greatest test the world and the United Nations have faced since the Second World War”. “
“COVID-19 knows no borders. She does not know any nationality. She does not know race. It does not know any gender. She does not know the age. She doesn’t know any creeds, ”Duterte said.
“The Philippines values the role of the United Nations in its fight against the pandemic. As a middle-income country whose economic progress has been thwarted by the pandemic, we welcome the launch of the UN COVID Response and Recovery Fund, ”he added.
Ensuring universal access to COVID-19 technologies and products would be critical to ensuring recovery from the global pandemic, Duterte noted.
“The world is in the race to find a safe and effective vaccine,” he said. “When the world finds that vaccine, it should not be denied or denied access to it. It should be available to everyone, rich and poor countries alike, as a matter of policy. “
He added: “The Philippines joins our partners in ASEAN and the Non-Aligned Movement in raising our collective voice: the COVID-19 vaccine should be seen as a global public good. Let’s be clear on this. “
The infectious respiratory disease, which was first detected in China’s Hubei province late last year, has so far infected more than 31 million people around the world.
In the Philippines, the total number of COVID-19 cases reached 291,789 as of Tuesday, including 230,643 recoveries and 5,049 deaths.
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