Philippines gets 502,000 new AstraZeneca doses

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Workers unload the crates containing the Philippines' new doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on September 10, 2021. Release / National Task Force COVID-19

 

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Friday received 502,000 new doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine as procured by local governments and the private sector. 

 

A China Airlines plane carrying the jabs landed at the NAIA Terminal 1 in  Parañaque on the morning of September 10. 

 

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said most of the additional supply or 80% would go to local governments. 

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/09/10/2126243/philippines-gets-502000-new-astrazeneca-doses

 

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