MANILA, Philippines— The data showing the estimated costs of Covid-19 vaccines with Sinovac as the second most expensive had been supplied to the Senate by the Department of Health (DOH). ADVERTISEMENT“For the record, those were given by the DOH 2 months ago during budget hearings in response to senators’ questions,” Angara said in a tweet. Below is the data earlier provided to the Senate and later shared to the media by Angara’s office. READ: ‘For transparency:’ Senators to ask for prices of vaccines being bought by PHThe government has already secured 25 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine doses despite lingering questions about its efficacy and safety. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Senators question vaccine deal with China’s Sinovac sans EUA applicationacFor more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 14, 2021 13:41 UTC