Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Additional Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses have been delivered to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday afternoon, October 10.
A hefty 918,450 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine against COVID-19 has been received by the national government from the COVAX facility.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Heather Variava were in NAIA during the arrival of the United States’ donation.
Variava said the country is to expect more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX facility led by the World Health Organization by tomorrow.
“Today’s shipment is just over 900,000 doses, and we’re getting some tomorrow. So, 1.8 million doses of Pfizer coming in through the COVAX facility this week. Last week, we had 5.5 million doses arrived, and we’re now up to 21 million doses through COVAX for the Philippines,” Variava added.
Galvez also mentioned that more or less half a million Filipinos will be getting their shots from the latest tranche. TNF