Manila Bulletin
Nearly 1 M Pfizer donations from US arrive
The Philippines is on track to receive a cumulative total of 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of October.
A shipment of over 1.8 million Pfizer vaccine doses, donated by the US government through the COVAX Facility, arrived on Sunday, October 10.
This donation included 918,450 doses that arrived Sunday afternoon and another 924,300 doses expected on Monday.
Additionally, 272,610 doses procured by the government are also scheduled to arrive on Monday.
Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed gratitude to the US government for its significant contribution to the Philippines' vaccination efforts.
US Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Heather Variava reaffirmed the US government's commitment to supporting the Philippines' vaccine rollout.
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