Message of Pres. Duterte to UN Over the COVID-19 Pandemic & Vaccine
DUTERTE – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte called to the United Nations (UN) again for universal access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The biggest challenged that hit the globe this 2020 is the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 200 countries and territories have logged cases of the disease and more than 1.5 million died because of this coronavirus disease.
The total COVID-19 cases recorded in the world now has reached 65 million including the 1.5 million deaths and 45 million recoveries. The United States remains to be the nation with the highest number of cases – currently at 14 million.
The Philippines is one of the countries that recorded cases of COVID-19. Currently, the entire nation is still under community quarantine measures.
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Recently, based on a report on ABS-CBN News, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte called to the United Nations (UN) again for the universal access to the COVID-19 vaccine once it reaches distribution.
“If any country is excluded by reason of poverty or strategic unimportance, this… injustice will haunt the world for a long time. We cannot let this happen. No one is safe unless everyone is safe,” he said.
Based on the report, Pres. Duterte also called to UN members to boost their healthcare system while awaiting for the COVID-19 vaccine. He stressed that it is the first priority now and the only thing that can be done while the vaccine is not yet available is to “delay the spread of the disease while we open our economies”.
The Philippine President expressed that life-saving products and services must also be made accessible to those who are considered as the “most vulnerable”.
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