Philippines talking to Pfizer, Russia on COVID-19 vaccine supply

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has pledged that the country, which has reported the region's highest number of coronavirus cases, would be"back to normal" by December, pinning his hopes on access to affordable vaccines from countries like China and Russia.

"This will not affect our negotiation with other countries ... It is complementary," Vergeire told a regular news conference. U.S. public health officials and Pfizer said a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for distribution in the United States as soon as next month. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had asked states to prepare to distribute a vaccine to high-risk groups as soon as late October.

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