Manila Bulletin
DOH allots 500,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to NCR
Metro Manila will receive approximately 500,000 doses of the additional 2 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines acquired by the country.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire confirmed that the NCR Plus bubble, which includes Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon, received the highest allocation to focus on containment in the pandemic's epicenter.
Specifically, Metro Manila is allocated 501,600 doses from the latest shipment of 2,030,400 AstraZeneca vaccines.
Central Luzon and Calabarzon will also receive significant portions, with 261,000 and 254,000 doses respectively.
The Philippines has now received a total of over 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from AstraZeneca, Sinovac, and the Gamaleya Institute.
The administration of AstraZeneca vaccines for those under 60 years old was temporarily suspended in the country following reports of blood clot cases allegedly linked to its use in several countries.
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