PH receives almost 79M vaccine doses as US donates last Pfizer shipment

The Philippines has received nearly 79 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of October 7, with over 46 million administered nationwide.

The United States government completed its donation of 5.57 million Pfizer vaccine doses to the Philippines, with the last shipment arriving on October 7.

The Philippines also received over 2.1 million doses of Moderna and more than 660,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines on October 8.

A total of 1,384,280 Moderna doses will go to the national government, and 747,860 doses to the private sector.

Meanwhile, 661,100 AstraZeneca doses will be allocated to the private sector.

National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed confidence in meeting targets for vaccination.

Galvez stated that the Philippines can achieve its goal of fully inoculating 50% to 70% of its target population by the end of 2021.