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Government eyes more than 5M vaccine doses in second quarter
The Philippines expects over five million doses of coronavirus vaccines in the second quarter to accelerate its immunization program amidst a surge in infections.
Half-a-million doses of Sinovac were expected on April 22, with an additional 15,000 doses arriving on April 25.
Around 500,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine are scheduled for delivery on April 29.
An estimated 195,000 Pfizer vaccine doses from the COVAX Facility are anticipated by the end of April.
In May, the country is set to receive two million doses of Sinovac, up to two million doses of Sputnik V, and 194,000 doses of Moderna.
An additional two million doses of Pfizer vaccines are also expected by May.
The Department of Health reported 8,767 new coronavirus infections on April 22, bringing the total to 971,049 cases.
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