MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights is calling on the national government to ensure the equitable distribution of vaccines in the country as well-resourced local governments make moves to secure doses for their constituents. "An effective national vaccine rollout means a vaccine is made available to one living in urban Manila in about the same time to one recipient based in Sulu," she added. Pfizer and Moderna boast the highest efficacy rates among the vaccines on the market at 95% and 94.5%, respectively. "Such standards include the people right to know and be assured of a vaccine’s effectiveness and that it is scientifically and medically appropriate and of good quality." The first shipment of 50,000 doses of China's Sinovac vaccine is expected to arrive in February as well as an undetermined amount of Pfizer's jabs.

Source: Philippine Star January 16, 2021 04:07 UTC