US Secretary of State Pompeo would try his best on PH bid for COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, according to DFA Sec. Locsin.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Sec. Teodoro “Teddy” Locsin Jr. tweeted that United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would try his best in order to help the Philippines get back into the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine deal.
This, after he previously mentioned that somebody “dropped the ball” which affected the shipment of 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and BioNTech to the Philippines by January 2021.
In a Twitter post, Sec. Locsin said that he had a chat on Friday night with Sec. Pompeo who, during the “most serious part” of their conversation, promised to try his best in order to help Philippine ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez with the country’s bid for COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.
Great phone conversation with Mike Pompeo last night. Lotsa laughs at others. But on the most serious note I asked him to help Babe and I get back even a fraction of the 10 million doses of Pfizer after someone dropped the ball. He’ll give it his best try. Babe’s securing Moderna
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) December 19, 2020
Early this week, Sec. Locsin indicated in his tweet that 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech were supposed to be delivered to the country in January 2021 but somebody “dropped the ball”.
Sec. Locsin made the remark on his Twitter account after a series of tweets supporting the country’s purchase of 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinovac.
“That said my thanks just the same to US Sec of State Mike Pompeo we—Babe Romualdez and I—got 10 million doses of Pfizer financed by World Bank and ADB to be shipped thru FEDEX to Clark in January,” Locsin said in his tweet last Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III had been criticized for his alleged lapses in processing the vaccine deal for the supposed delivery of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the country by January 2021.
However, Sec. Duque had denied the said allegation and said that the Philippines was still on the process of negotiating with Pfizer.
Despite the allegation, President Rodrigo Duterte had cleared Duque from blame and said that he sought “no major lapse” on Duque’s part over the missed opportunity to secure 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech for the January 2021 target.
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