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In first UN address, President Duterte reiterates need for universal access to COVID-19 vaccine

Calls for reforms in UN, a  WHO that is “quick to coordinate, quicker to respond” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 23, reiterated the need for universal access to a vaccine against COVID-19 once it is developed, and called on reforms in the United Nations and other organizations as the world faces a “new normal.” In his first address to the United Nations, President Duterte noted that “once the world finds that […]