Manila, Oct. 22 -- The government targets to immunize an initial 20 million Filipinos once the vaccine for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is available in the country, National Policy against Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday.
Galvez said the government has formed a task group on vaccination composed of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Health (DOH).
Galvez noted that President Rodrigo Duterte prioritizes the availability of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country.
There are vaccine developers who are now conducting Phase 3 of clinical trial which potentially treats the dreaded disease, he said.
Among the 20 million individuals to initially get the Covid-19 vaccines a...