Philippine News Agency
3.01M doses of Sinovac, Sputnik vax arrive Tuesday
The Philippines received over three million doses of vaccines on Tuesday night, September 1, 2021, including three million doses of Sinovac and 15,000 doses of Sputnik V.
The Sinovac vaccines arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2, while the Sputnik V doses arrived at Terminal 3.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. stated that the Sinovac vaccines would be distributed to regions experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, such as Regions 4-A, 3, 7, and 6.
Galvez also mentioned that September vaccine deliveries will be allocated to provinces and used as second doses in the National Capital Region (NCR).
This latest shipment further boosts the country's vaccine supply amidst rising cases attributed to the Delta variant of COVID-19.
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