Manila Bulletin
Russia delivers 132,200 doses of Sputnik V jabs to PH
A total of 132,200 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, purchased by the Philippine government, arrived at NAIA on Friday night.
The flight carrying the vaccines landed at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 10:30 p.m.
The shipment consists of 82,200 doses of Component I and 50,000 doses of Component II.
This delivery brings the country's total Sputnik V doses to 312,200.
The remaining 37,800 doses of Sputnik V Component I are scheduled to arrive on Saturday.
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. stated that 40% to 50% of the new supply would be allocated to the NCR Plus 8 areas.
The vaccines were immediately transported to the PharmaServ Express cold-chain storage facility in San Roque, Marikina City.
This shipment was part of an original schedule of 170,000 doses that was postponed due to logistical issues.
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