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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 15) – On Monday, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles allayed concerns about the absence of supply agreements signed with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, saying that term sheets that the Philippines has previously signed mean the doses are already reserved. for the country.
“The term sheets according to Secretary (Carlito) Galvez are already a compromise,” Nograles, also co-chair of the Interagency Task Force, told CNN Philippines. The fountain. “So it’s not really something to worry about because the term sheet already compromises the number of doses. that we will have here in the Philippines (which we will have here in the Philippines) “.
“It is as if it was already reserved for the Philippines based on those term sheets and then the supply agreement would come immediately,” he emphasized.
Gálvez in previous interviews emphasized that finalizing a supply agreement is a complicated process, as such a contract would include specific details, including payment schedules and delivery dates.
He clarified that due to the limited supply of vaccines globally, manufacturers have been unable to provide specific arrival dates, preventing them from entering into supply agreements with the Philippine government.
Nograles, for his part, also emphasized that the vaccines would have to gain the go-ahead from the country’s Food and Drug Administration.
“There is a term sheet agreement [on] how many doses of vaccine you need … and it goes through conditions like FDA approval from them (from his) USA, and that’s where the ball kicks in in terms of signing the supply agreement, ”he said.
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