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PH receives last batch of gov't-procured vaccines for 2021
The last batch of COVID-19 vaccines procured by the Philippine government in 2021, consisting of 609,570 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, arrived on Thursday night.
This shipment completes the government's supply agreement for 40 million doses from Pfizer.
The Philippines has received a total of over 210 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with 138 million procured by the government and the rest donated.
Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, special medical adviser of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, thanked the US government for their assistance.
The US has donated more than 26 million doses of Pfizer to the Philippines in addition to the procured doses.
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