MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Development Authority of Manila (MMDA) allocated 20 million pesos for the acquisition of a COVID-19 vaccine, President Danilo Lim told its workers on Wednesday.
Once a Memorandum of Understanding can be finalized, the MMDA, which has the maximum of its staff in the box, would be included among the government offices that would purchase the vaccine.
“The families of our workers are as vital to us as they are. We need them to be, too,” he added.
According to MMDA CEO Jojo García, the vaccination crusade, once a vaccine is available, would be vital to curb coronavirus transmission, especially as a maximum of MMDA’s 8,000 employees interact with others.
“The vaccine can prevent the spread of the virus. COVID-19 has spread from one user to another, but when a user is vaccinated, it is protected from the virus. COVID-19 vaccines can help our staff’ immune system, reducing their threat of contracting the virus,” he said.
Currently, Russia is the country that has granted regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine, and President Vladimir Putin says the vaccine manufactured through the Gameleya Institute in Moscow has proven to have maximum immunity in people.
Putin said the vaccine was given to one of his daughters.
However, Western fitness experts are skeptical of the Russian vaccine, and German Health Minister Jens Spahn said what would be vital would not be the first country to make the vaccine, but to create an effective vaccine.
The phase 3 trial can also reportedly take months to complete, meaning that early distribution of vaccines without the Phase 3 trial would likely put others at risk.
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