There are 10 drug companies seeking to supply the country with a Covid vaccine, Galvez said. Eight are from Covax, a global collaboration of countries to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccine. He said it would take time if the government itself has to build a cold-storage chain for the Covid vaccine. As of Thursday, the country logged 1,594 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the total to 32,773. The number of Covid-19 cases across the globe is now at 48.1 million, with the deaths reaching 1.225 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Source: Manila Times November 05, 2020 16:41 UTC