PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte called anew for universal access to a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, saying it was the only way to beat the global health crisis.

In a pre-recorded speech during the special session of the United Nations General Assembly on pandemic response, Duterte warned that "if any country is excluded by reason of poverty or strategic unimportance, this gross injustice will haunt the world for a long time".

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