FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, “COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only” and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
MANILA, Philippines — Iloilo City has joined the growing number of local government units (LGUs) that have signed advance purchase deals with British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca for its coronavirus vaccine.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Mayor Jerry Treñas said the deal is for the purchase of 600,000 doses of the vaccine for 300,000 Iloilo residents.
Valenzuela City and Vigan City in Ilocos Sur have also separately announced Sunday that they have signed supply deals with AstraZeneca for the vaccination of their respective constituents.
Quezon City has also inked a deal with the British drugmaker.
Other local governments have also set aside funds for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines for their respective constituents to augment the national government’s vaccination drive.
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