Manila Bulletin
Arrival of Russian vaccine pushed back to April 28; Roque says it’s a ‘trial order'
The arrival of 15,000 Sputnik V vaccines from Russia has been postponed to April 28 and will be considered a trial order due to its stringent storage requirements.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque indicated that the -20 degrees Celsius storage requirement might be the reason for the delay.
The Department of Health previously stated that Sputnik V requires storage at -18 degrees Celsius.
This marks the first time the Philippines will handle vaccines with such a specific cold storage need, unlike Sinovac and AstraZeneca which can be stored at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius.
The DOH will only distribute Sputnik V vaccines to local government units (LGUs) with the proper cold storage facilities capable of maintaining the required temperatures.
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