The senator was reacting to a report that the government has so far bought 89 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). With the purchase of 89 million doses, there could be an overpricing of P10.41 billion," the senator pointed out. Dominguez had assured the senators that the government has enough funds to implement the vaccination program up to the end of 2020. This could cost roughly P60 billion," Lacson said. Along with the vaccine supplies still under negotiation, vaccine deliveries could reach over 204 million doses this year, which is enough to inoculate 70 million Filipinos or 100 percent of the country's adult population, he said.

Source: Manila Times July 13, 2021 16:41 UTC