Manila Bulletin
NTF to replace wasted vaccines in ‘Odette’-hit areas
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 assured that all COVID-19 vaccine doses damaged by Typhoon Odette will be replaced.
Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor, head of NTF strategic communications, stated that the country has sufficient vaccine reserves to replenish the wasted doses.
The Department of Health reported that at least 21,000 vaccine doses were wasted in Iloilo, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga.
Mayor acknowledged that the spoilage was unavoidable due to the typhoon, but replacements will be made.
He also noted that restoring livelihood, housing, and food supplies remain immediate priorities in typhoon-affected areas.
The country's total vaccine supply is 213,487,520 doses, including 2,703,870 Pfizer doses that arrived on Sunday from the US government.
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