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Countryside to benefit from shipment of 3M Sinovac doses
The Philippines received its largest single delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to date, with 3 million doses of Sinovac arriving on Thursday.
The vaccine shipment, aboard Philippine Airlines Flight PR 002, landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed happiness over the large delivery, emphasizing the urgent need for vaccines in the provinces.
Galvez stated that the newly arrived Sinovac doses will be distributed equitably across all regions of the country.
The distribution plan is based on the ongoing vaccination progress and remaining vaccine supplies in each area.
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