Manila Bulletin
UN, US welcome COVAX delivery of 2 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to PH
The Philippines is set to receive an additional 6.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility.
This upcoming delivery includes an expected 4.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines and over 2.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccines.
A UN official described the latest batch of 2,030,400 AstraZeneca vaccines delivered on May 8, 2021, via COVAX as a 'lifeline' for Filipinos.
This delivery pushed the country's total vaccine supply to over 7.5 million doses, which includes vaccines from China, COVAX, and government procurements.
The United States is the largest contributor to the COVAX program, having initially donated $2 billion to the initiative.
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The Philippines received over 2 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, May 8, marking the largest tranche from the COVAX Facility.
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