00:00The Department of Agriculture plans to distribute vaccines against African Swine Fever starting next month.
00:07It's free to those affected by ASF.
00:10Darlene Cai has the report.
00:15The pork that Elizabeth is selling is running low, but it's not running out yet.
00:20In Mega Q Market in Quezon City, the price of pork per kilo is 35 pesos higher compared to the beginning of the year.
00:27Of course, it's better to lower the price of pork so that people can afford it.
00:32According to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority,
00:35the price of pork has almost doubled compared to last month.
00:40The reason is the increase in cases of African Swine Fever or ASF
00:44according to the National Economic and Development Authority or NEDA.
00:47That's why it's important to distribute vaccines against ASF
00:49that the Department of Agriculture plans to distribute this August until September.
00:53The government will be able to get the first batch of 600,000 doses of vaccine.
00:57The controlled rollout is set for the third quarter of 2024
01:02prioritizing eligible commercial farms, semi-commercial enterprises,
01:07and clustered backyard farms that are very important.
01:11Under strict buy supervision, this initial rollout is strictly voluntarily.
01:16The budget for vaccination is 350 million pesos.
01:20The places that have active cases of ASF will be prioritized.
01:23According to the Bureau of Animal Industry, 18 provinces have active cases of ASF.
01:27If the vaccine is really effective, people will now invest again.
01:32There's a good chance that the price of pork will go down.
01:35The real effects will be known by February next year.
01:38The AVAC that was registered under monitored release has undergone clinical trials.
01:44It was started last year.
01:46They've been applying for almost two years.
01:49It has been proven 100% safe in efficacious.
01:52Darlene Kai reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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