Another 2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive in PH
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MANILA, Philippines — Two million doses more of the COVID-19 shot developed by Chinese drug firm Sinovac Biotech arrived in the country on Thursday night.
The plane carrying the government-procured batch of anti-coronavirus vaccine doses landed 7:20 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 2, according to the National Task Force against COVID-19.
This is the third delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to the country this week. Earlier, at least 800,000 doses of the US-made Pfizer vaccine and 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by the United Arab Emirates arrived.
Screenshot from PTV
Screenshot from PTV
All in all, more than 39.5 million doses of various COVID-19 jabs were already delivered to the Philippines.
To date, over 12 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the government on Thursday. The government is aiming to inoculate 50 million to 70 million Filipino adults by yearend to achieve herd immunity.
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