MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is eyeing to buy Moderna’s coronavirus booster shot, which is still in early stage trials. “Ang balak ho namin, ‘yong five million [doses,] instead na ‘yong bibilhin namin ‘yong vaccine, we might buy the booster already,” Galvez said. (We plan that instead of procuring the five million vaccine doses, we might buy the booster already.) Galvez said that Moderna’s booster can be used alongside any other coronavirus vaccine. Among these variant-specific vaccine candidates specifically targets the B.1.351 coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa and a booster candidate which combines two vaccines in a single shot.

Source: Philippine Star April 21, 2021 03:22 UTC