DOH says Philippines may get access to monkeypox shots in 2023

A health care worker prepares a dose of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may get monkeypox vaccine doses by 2023, the Department of Health said Wednesday.

Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, officer-in-charge of the DOH, said the agency is coordinating with the private sector for the procurement of monkeypox shots.

“Some have signified they will be helping us. Unfortunately, doon sa mga pag-uusap, ang pinakamaagang deliveries kung sakaling makabili tayo would still be 2023,” Vergeire said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel.

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