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QC talking with four pharma firms for purchase of vaccines, Mayor Belmonte says
The Quezon City government is in talks with four pharmaceutical companies for additional COVID-19 vaccine procurement.
This comes after the city secured 1.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine through a tripartite agreement with AstraZeneca and the national government.
Mayor Joy Belmonte stated that the AstraZeneca vaccines are expected by the third quarter of 2021.
These 1.1 million doses are intended to vaccinate approximately 550,000 Quezon City residents, as the vaccine requires two doses per person.
The city is also finalizing nine vaccination sites across Quezon City.
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