PH receives 1 million more doses of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine | Inquirer News

PH receives 1 million more doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine

By: - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ
/ 07:55 AM June 28, 2021

(Screenshot from PTV)

MANILA, Philippines — One million more doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine were delivered Monday to the Philippines.

The latest batch arrived via a Cebu Pacific flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at around 7:15 a.m and was welcomed by vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.

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The sixth Sinovac shipment brings the total doses of CoronaVac vaccine that were delivered this month to 6.5 million.

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Last Friday, June 24, two million doses  were delivered to the country. Some 1.5 million doses  arrived on June 17 while one million doses were also delivered each on June 8 and June 10.

The Philippines has so far received 12 million doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine, including one million doses donated by the Chinese government.

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Meanwhile, the first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines (249,600) doses arrived Sunday night.

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