So the instant message is: Stay alive, be safe, wear that mask, wash your hands, keep your official distance, don’t compete, till Lent next year. President Duterte has said “may pera ako,” his way of saying that the government has funds to buy, transport, store and distribute the vaccine when it becomes available. Senate discussions have it that the cheapest vaccine, reportedly that of multinational AztraZeneca, will cost P610 per person. The most expensive vaccine is reportedly that of Sinopharm of China, at about P17,690 per person for two doses. The early favorites of Duterte – the Chinese and the Russian vaccines – reportedly have been delayed in their Phase III trials on humans.

Source: Philippine Star November 21, 2020 15:56 UTC