Manila Bulletin
PH receives additional 1M Sinovac as calls to stop procurement of Chinese jab surface
The Philippines received an additional one million doses of Sinovac vaccines on Monday, June 28, 2021, bringing the total Sinovac supply in the country to 12 million doses.
The latest shipment arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) around 7:30 a.m., delivered by a Cebu Pacific plane from Beijing.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III welcomed the arrival of the vaccines.
This delivery brings the country's total vaccine supply to 17,455,470 doses.
Galvez emphasized the importance of steady Sinovac deliveries for the ongoing national immunization program.
Sinovac has shipped a total of 6.5 million doses to the Philippines in June, the most among the five vaccine brands available.
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