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FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of the Pfizer logo shown in this illustration taken on October 30, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / File Photo
MANILA, Philippines – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “will do his best” to get even a fraction of the 10 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for the Philippines, the foreign secretary said. Theodore. Locsin Jr., after a recent conversation with the senior US government official.
Great phone conversation with Mike Pompeo last night. Lotsa laughs at the others. But on the most serious note, I asked him to help Babe and I get back even a fraction of the 10 million doses of Pfizer after someone dropped the ball. He will try his best. Babe is securing Modern
– Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) December 19, 2020
In a tweet, Locsin revealed that he had a “great phone conversation” with Pompeo the night before.
“Lotsa laughs at the others. But on the most serious note, I asked him to help Babe and I get back even a fraction of the 10 million doses of Pfizer after someone dropped the ball. He will try his best, ”Locsin said.
It was also Locsin who previously discovered that “someone dropped the ball,” as the Philippines was supposed to receive 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
The Secretary of Health, Francisco Duque III, however, denied that anyone “dropped the ball” in the acquisition of vaccines and said that the government’s negotiation with Pfizer is ongoing.
Senator Panfilo Lacson, meanwhile, said he was able to speak with the Philippine ambassador to the United States, José Manuel Romualdez, about the official to “drop the ball” on the vaccine deal, adding that Duque was unable to work. in the necessary documentary requirements.
Aside from the Pfizer vaccine deal, Locsin also revealed that the ambassador was also working to obtain vaccine doses from Moderna.
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was the second to receive emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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