Manila Bulletin
Over 1.8 M Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines add to PH supply
The Philippines received 1,813,500 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, October 3, 2021, through the COVAX facility.
These vaccines were transported from the United States onboard a fixed-wing aircraft and landed at NAIA Terminal 1.
The United States government donated these doses, bringing their total Pfizer donations to the Philippines to 6,356,610.
This delivery increases the country's total COVID-19 vaccine supply to over 77 million doses.
A portion of these arriving vaccines is allocated for the inoculation of children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 starting October 15.
The government expects more Pfizer, Moderna, and Sinovac vaccine deliveries in October.
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