Manila Bulletin
DOH, NTF: 508,332 individuals already vaccinated against COVID-19
As of March 23, a total of 508,332 people in the Philippines have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
This figure accounts for 62% of the allocated doses for the first jab.
The DOH also reported that 98% of the initial 1,125,600 doses have been rolled out nationwide.
An additional 400,000 Sinovac doses donated by China were delivered on March 24.
The vaccination program has faced controversy after some mayors received jabs despite not being health workers, who are the priority group.
The World Health Organization warned that the Philippines could lose its COVAX vaccine supply if the priority list is not followed.
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The Philippines received one million doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, marking the first government-procured vaccine supply to arrive.
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An additional 400,000 doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, donated by China, arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday morning, March 24, 2021.
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The Philippines aims to vaccinate 450,000 individuals daily against COVID-19 starting April, once millions of additional doses arrive.
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More than 2,000 PNP health personnel have been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to PNP OIC Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar.
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) B777 flight PR361 arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on Wednesday morning, March 24, 2021, carrying 400,000 doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines from Beijing.
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