Manila Bulletin
China's Sinovac delivers 1.5M doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The Philippine government has received 1.5 million doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccines arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Saturday morning via Cebu Pacific Flight 5J671 from Beijing.
These doses were procured by the government as part of ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19.
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. highlighted the collaborative efforts between the government and private sector in vaccine distribution.
After a certificate of analysis is issued, the vaccines will be distributed to local government units.
The shipment will be transported to Pharmaserv, a cold storage facility in Marikina City, for safekeeping.
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