Philippines to buy 20mln doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

Philippines to buy 20mln doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

Philippines to buy 20mln doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine Moderna's vaccines adds to the Philippines' deals to buy a total of 72 million doses from AstraZeneca, Novavax and Sinovac    FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus: On November 16, 2020, US biotech company Moderna announced a vaccine against COVID-19 that is 94.5% effective. Montreal, November 16, 2020.MANILA: The Philippines will buy 20 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc, the country's presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday.Moderna's vaccines adds to the Philippines' deals to buy a total of 72 million doses from AstraZeneca, Novavax and Sinovac. The Philippines has the second-highest COVID-19 infections and deaths in Southeast Asia, next to Indonesia.(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales Editing by Ed Davies) (([email protected]; +632 8841 8914;))Zawya CoverageequitiesKuwait's IFA Holdings to sell 17.4mln treasury sharesbondsPost-COVID-19 Outlook: Systemic risks in financial markets to remain 'moderate'real estateDubai's residential sales market not bottoming out yet: JLLmorning briefingTuesday Outlook: Oil edges upwards; gold prices riseenergyDubai's Majid Al Futtaim bets big on circular economy for post-COVID-19 growthMoreReuters CoverageeconomyThailand approves $7bln cash handouts to mitigate virus impactmarketsIndian shares rise over 1% on boost from Reliance, HDFCsecurityPhilippine protest over permission for security forces to enter universitypoliticsNew appointment by Japan's Suga on