Another 500,000 doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac arrive in PH | Inquirer News

Another 500,000 doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac arrive in PH

By: - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ
/ 10:12 AM April 29, 2021

Another 500,000 doses of CoronaVac arrive in PH

Photo from the National Task Force against COVID-19

MANILA, Philippines — Some 500,000 more doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac arrived in the country on Thursday morning, completing the 1.5 million doses for delivery this April.

The vaccines arrived via commercial plane Cebu Pacific at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport 2, the National Task Force against COVID-19 said in a statement. This batch is part of the government-purchased vaccine from Sinovac, a China-based company.

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Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said the shots will be distributed immediately “in areas that are experiencing high cases of COVID-19.”

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Another 500,000 doses of CoronaVac arrive in PH

Photo from the National Task Force against COVID-19

Cebu Pacific transports 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines from China 1

PHOTO from Cebu Pacific

So far, the Philippines has received a total of 3.5 million doses of CoronaVac, including the one million doses donated by the Chinese government which came in two tranches February 28 and March 24.

An additional 1.5 million doses of CoronaVac may be expected to arrive on May 7, according to authorities.

PHOTO from Cebu Pacific

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