Over 19,000 doses of Sinovac arrive in Bicol
LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) here said 19,680 doses of China-made Coronavac vaccines arrived on Wednesday at the Legazpi City Airport.
The vaccines will be allocated to the provinces with Albay getting 3,840 doses, Camarines Norte 1,400 doses, Camarines Sur 9,250 doses, and Sorsogon with 4,920.
The allocated doses for Catanduanes and Masbate will be directly delivered to the island provinces.
The vaccines were transported to the DOH Bicol Center for Health Development for inventory.
The majority of vaccine doses delivered Wednesday are reserved for the second doses of vaccines belonging to the A1, A2, and A3 priority groups.
DOH vaccine statistics said the region has received a total of 258,380 doses. Of this number, 185,921 doses or 72 percent have been administered.
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