The Philippines was eyeing for local production of vaccines, according to Galvez.
Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday said that the Philippines was eyeing to have local production of vaccines in the country.
In a report on GMA News Online, Galvez said that the Philippines was in talks with the Serum Institute of India (SII) in order to study the possibility of local vaccine production.
Galvez, who recently returned to the Philippines from India wherein he signed a deal for 30 million Novavax COVID-19 vaccine doses, said in a briefing that the Philippines can take its cue from its Asian neighbor on how to locally produce vaccines.
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According to Galvez, they spoke with the Serum Institute of India in order to study the possibility of bringing back the country’s capability to produce its own vaccines, adding that the Serum Institute of India had 136 scientists and they wanted to help the Philippines produce own vaccines.
“Tayo po ay nakipag-usap sa SII upang pag-aralan ang posibilidad na ibalik ang kakayahan ng ating bansa na makapag-produce ng sarili nitong bakuna. Ang ganda po ng SII. Meron silang 136 na scientists at gusto nilang tulungan tayo na tayo ay makapag-produce ng sarili nating bakuna,” Galvez said.
The Serum Institute of India was considered the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer and was also the main supplier of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
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