THE Philippines has secured another deal for the purchase of an additional 20 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the country's vaccine czar said on Wednesday.

National Task Force Against Covid-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a virtual press briefing that the Philippine government would sign a deal with Astrazeneca on Thursday, January 14.

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