2nd batch of AstraZeneca vaccines arrive
Reuters File Photo
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion welcomed the arrival on Friday of the second batch AstraZeneca vaccines bought by the private sector.
“The arrival of the second batch this August of AstraZeneca vaccines totaling to 1.15 [million] doses procured by the private sector is very timely, as we are aggressively rolling out vaccination efforts to help prevent the transmission of the Delta variant,” Concepcion said in a statement on Friday.
The first tranche also totaling 1.15 million doses arrived on July 16. —Roy Stephen C. Canivel
For more news about the novel coronavirus click here.
What you need to know about Coronavirus.
For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.
The Inquirer Foundation supports our healthcare frontliners and is still accepting cash donations to be deposited at Banco de Oro (BDO) current account #007960018860 or donate through PayMaya using this link.
