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Gov’t takes delivery of half-a-million Moderna vaccines
An additional 469,200 Moderna vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines on August 15, 2021, to support the national vaccination program against COVID-19.
The shipment, funded by both the national government and private sector, landed at NAIA Terminal 3 around 3 p.m.
150,000 of the doses will be allocated to the private sector, according to Galvez.
The Philippines expects to receive 20 to 30 million more vaccine doses in August and September.
Negotiations with Pfizer and Moderna are ongoing to ensure timely delivery of vaccines.
Previously, 326,400 Moderna doses arrived on August 8, primarily distributed in Metro Manila to combat the Delta variant.
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