Manila Bulletin
'This is harvest time': 1.3 M more Moderna vaccines transported to PH
The Philippines received a total of 2,795,440 vaccine doses on October 8 and 9, 2021, comprising Moderna and AstraZeneca brands.
The October 8 delivery included 2,132,140 doses of Moderna and 661,100 doses of AstraZeneca, marking the first time two different vaccine brands arrived in a single flight.
The AstraZeneca vaccines were acquired through the private sector's 'Dose of Hope' program, initiated by Joey Concepcion.
On October 9, an additional 1,363,300 doses of Moderna vaccines arrived.
This subsequent Moderna shipment was procured by the national government and the private sector through a trilateral agreement.
Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. described the recent influx of vaccines as 'harvest time', noting an average of 1.5 million doses delivered daily from October 1 to 9.
From October 1 to 9, over 14.25 million vaccine doses were delivered to the country.
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