Manila Bulletin
PH receives over 188,000 additional Pfizer vaccine doses from US via COVAX facility
The Philippines received an additional 188,370 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the United States via the COVAX facility on Thursday, September 2.
US Embassy officials joined Philippine government officials in welcoming the donation at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
This delivery marks the US government's third bilateral vaccine donation to the Philippines.
Previous US donations included 3.2 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines in July and 3 million Moderna vaccines in August.
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