Slammed that the West only Cares about money, the Philippine President Made it Clear that He would Give Priority to Buying the Russian-Chinese New Coronavirus Vaccine!

According to Russian media reports, on September 14, local time, Philippine President Duterte stated in a televised speech that the Philippines intends to give priority to the purchase of new coronavirus vaccines from Russia and China because Western countries only care about benefits.

Duterte said, 'If Russia and China's vaccines are as good and effective as other countries on the market, then I will purchase them first.' At the same time, he emphasized that the purchase of vaccines must go through a bidding process.

Duterte pointed out that unlike other countries, China does not require deposits and advance payments. Compared with Western proposals, this is beneficial to the Philippines. He said, 'The attraction of China is that you don't need to beg for them. The problem with Western countries is that they only care about money.'

At present, the Philippine government has negotiated with a number of potential suppliers of new coronavirus vaccines. In addition to Russia and China, it also includes American pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Modena. It also plans to discuss with the Australian biotech giant CSL.

Earlier, Duterte had stated that he had made a request to China, hoping that the Philippines would become one of the first countries to use China to develop a new coronavirus vaccine. Subsequently, China responded positively to Duterte's request. In addition, after the Russian 'Sputnik-V' new coronavirus vaccine was registered, Duterte once expressed his willingness to be the first person to be vaccinated against the Russian new coronavirus virus. At the same time, the Philippine government announced that the country plans to start clinical trials of the 'Sputnik-V' vaccine in the Philippines in October. If the trial is successful, the Philippines Food and Drug Administration will register the vaccine in April 2021.

According to reports, the Philippines is the most severely affected country in Southeast Asia, with more than 260,000 confirmed cases and more than 4,600 deaths so far. However, Duterte expressed confidence that the country’s conditions will 'return to normal' by December. , And hope that the new coronavirus vaccine can be successfully developed.