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9M COVID-19 vaccines to arrive this month
The Philippines is set to receive about nine million doses of coronavirus vaccines this month.
Approximately 4.5 million doses of CoronaVac, 2.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, and two million doses from AstraZeneca are expected to arrive in June.
Several hundred thousand doses from Moderna and Sputnik V are also due this month.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. mentioned that the country expects around five million doses by mid-June.
He also stated that economic frontliners would be prioritized for vaccination once the Sinovac and Pfizer shots arrive.
The initial vaccination of the workforce will cover the capital region and other areas experiencing a surge in infections.
As of May 30, over 1.2 million individuals in the Philippines have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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