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Health exec confident 2M AstraZeneca vax used before expiration
The Department of Health (DOH) assures that over two million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, expiring in June and July, will be fully utilized.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. stated that the country's daily inoculation capacity of 83,000, which will be increased, can manage the utilization of these vaccines.
Galvez estimates that all 1.5 million doses expiring on June 30 can be administered as first doses by June 15.
The remaining 500,000 doses, expiring in July, will also be prioritized.
National Task Force Against Covid-19 Special Adviser, Dr. Teodoro Herbosa is confident the Philippines will be able to use the two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines recently delivered through the COVAX Facility before they expire.
He mentioned that half-a-million doses are allocated for those who have already received their first dose.
The government plans to activate more vaccination sites to meet the vaccination targets.
The Philippines received these AstraZeneca vaccines through the WHO-led COVAX Facility.
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