China donates 260,800 Sinopharm vaccine doses to PH

Updated Sat, August 21, 2021 at 4:15 PM Published Thu, August 19, 2021 at 12:08 PM

China donated 260,800 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on August 21, 2021.

This donation is part of a previous pledge of approximately 1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines.

The new delivery arrived alongside 1 million doses of government-procured Sinovac vaccines.

President Rodrigo Duterte has urged Filipinos to get vaccinated.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III stated that donated vaccines help ramp up the country's vaccination drive, especially in areas with a rise in COVID-19 cases.

These vaccines are expected to be deployed to Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and other regions experiencing a spike in infections.

As of August 21, 2021, a total of 20 million Sinovac doses have been delivered to the Philippines as part of the government's procurement.

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