Manila Bulletin
More than 700K COVID-19 vaccines administered - DOH
More than 1,300 individuals in the Philippines have already received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) announced.
As of March 30, a total of 738,913 vaccine doses have been administered, with 737,569 being first doses and 1,344 being second doses.
The National Capital Region has commenced the second dose vaccination for health workers, and vaccination for senior citizens and persons with comorbidities has also started.
The country received one million doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine, paid for by the national government, which is the first part of a 25 million dose procurement.
Previous vaccine arrivals included one million Sinovac doses donated by the Chinese government and 525,600 AstraZeneca doses from the COVAX facility.
An additional 979,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, initially expected in March, are now anticipated to arrive in April or early May.
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