Duterte to senators after deaths in Norway: do they want the Pfizer vaccine? We will order for you

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday dismissed senators who are urging the government to prioritize purchasing COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech after reports that some elderly and very frail people in Norway have died after receiving the injections.

“Do the senators want Pfizer? B In Norway, 25 people died after receiving the Pfizer vaccine. You want it? We will order for you. That is what he wants as it is reported repeatedly in the Inquirer articles, ”Duterte said, speaking in part in Filipino during his weekly taped briefing.

It is not clear if there is a direct link between the deaths in Norway and the vaccine.

Due to the high efficacy rate of the Pfizer vaccine, several senators have urged the government to prioritize negotiations with the pharmaceutical giant.

Pfizer has already obtained an Emergency Use Authorization (USA) in the Philippines for its vaccine, which is expected to be used through COVAX facilities.

Health authorities said they will wait for Pfizer’s report on the deaths reported in Norway.

The Philippines has so far secured 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from China’s Sinovac BioTech, 17 million doses from British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca through private sector and local government units, and 30 million doses of the Covovax vaccine from Indian manufacture.

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