Palace expects arrival of 2.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week

PRIORITY, TOO Persons with disabilities receive the first dose of Pfizer vaccines on Saturday at the Pasig Sports Center in Pasig City. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is expecting the arrival of more than 2.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, Malacañang said Monday.

In a press briefing, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said 813,150 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer will arrive on Wednesday, August 11.

On Thursday, August 12, Roque said two million more doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 jab will be delivered.

Both batches were procured by the government, added Roque.

As of August 8, the National Task Force against COVID-19 said a total of 38,602,200 COVID-19 vaccine doses have arrived in the country.

The most recent vaccine shipment was delivered on Sunday, which is comprised of 326,400 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses.

More than 11.2 million or a little over 10 percent of the country’s population has so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

EDV