2,400 doses of Pfizer-made COVID-19 vaccine for kids arrive in PH | Inquirer News

2,400 doses of Pfizer-made COVID-19 vaccine for kids arrive in PH

/ 09:16 PM June 01, 2022

2,400 doses of Pfizer-made COVID-19 vaccine for kids arrive in PH

FILE PHOTO: A vial of the BioNtech-Pfizer vaccine Comirnaty is for kids. AFP

MANILA, Philippines — The country has received 2,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer for the pediatric population.

The vaccine doses arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 around 8 p.m. Wednesday.

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According to the National Task Force Against COVID-19, the vaccine doses were procured by the government through a loan from the World Bank.

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Including the latest additional anti-COVID shots, the country now received a total of 245,233,560 doses since vaccine arrival began in February 2021. Around 150 million of which were already administered.

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As of May 30, around 69.3 million individuals in the country were already fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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READ: 66.2M Filipinos now fully vaccinated, but only 12.2M get booster dose

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But only 14.1 million of the sum got their booster dose.

READ: Frontliners, elderly may now avail 2nd COVID-19 booster shot – DOH

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