Russian President Putin vowed more Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses for the Philippines.
As Russia and the Philippines celebrated 45 years of diplomatic relations on June 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin committed to increasing the volume of deliveries of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses.
The Office of the President (OP) said in its statement that President Putin assured Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that the Philippines will receive more of their COVID-19 vaccines.
President Duterte, for his part, thanked President Putin for Russia’s generosity to the Philippines during the coronavirus pandemic.
“The President also thanked President Putin for making Sputnik V available to the Philippines and reiterated the importance of the expeditious delivery of ordered vaccines,” the OP wrote in its statement.
The Office of the President (OP) made the statement after President Putin and President Duterte held a telesummit last Wednesday.
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During the phone conversation with President Duterte, President Putin highlighted Russia’s readiness to further enhance bilateral engagement with the Philippines in different areas — including COVID-19 vaccine access.
The Philippines had received 80,000 Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses so far. Those vaccines arrived in three shipments last month with 15,000 Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses for each of the first two shipments while the remaining 50,000 Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived last May 30.
Meanwhile, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr had said that the Philippines had secured a total of 10 million Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses, but the contract was expandable to around 20 million.
The first 10 million Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses will be delivered to the Philippines in tranches within a four-month period.
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