Expert believes COVID19 vaccine to arrive in PH by Q2 of 2021 the ‘earliest’
MANILA - A public health expert said Tuesday he doesn't expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available in the Philippines until the second quarter of 2021, urging the public to take coronavirus precautions more seriously.
"Ang nakikita po naming mangyari, kung sa Pilipinas ang pag-uusapan, ang pinakamaaga na magkakaroon tayo ng bakuna na puwede ng gamitin, na naaprubahan na ng FDA , ay second quarter of next year," Montoya added. If such a vaccine can then become available for public use, the Philippine government can obtain some 20 percent of its total demand through COVAX, Montoya said.
The infectious disease specialist also assured the public that the government has already allocated funds to procure the vaccine once it becomes available.
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