Manila Bulletin
PH buys 20M more Pfizer vaccines
The Philippine government has secured an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, increasing the total ordered to 60 million, to be used for booster shots and pediatric vaccinations.
This new purchase agreement was signed on November 27, and the doses are slated for delivery starting January 2022.
The funds for these additional vaccines were sourced from a loan provided by the World Bank.
The expansion of the vaccination program to include minors aged 12 to 17 and the rollout of booster shots for healthcare workers and senior citizens in November prompted this procurement.
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