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2.3M vaccine doses arriving until April
The Philippines is expecting 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines until early April.
This includes 1.4 million doses of Sinovac vaccines, comprising 400,000 donated by China and 1 million procured by the Department of Health.
Additionally, the WHO through the COVAX facility might deliver 979,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines around March 22.
The country previously received 600,000 Sinovac doses in late February.
As of March 14, a total of 199,704 vaccine doses had been administered.
President Duterte assured that indigent Filipinos will be prioritized in the vaccination program after healthcare workers and senior citizens.
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