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Duterte to Use Russian Vaccine After Philippine Human Trials

Russia Registers Gamaleya Covid-19 Vaccine — Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

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By Andreo Calonzo

August 13, 2020 at 5:30 AM UTC

Updated on

August 13, 2020 at 7:57 AM UTC

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expects to be inoculated with Russia’s coronavirus vaccine by May, as the Southeast Asian nation is set to join clinical trials in October.