US donates 300,000 more Pfizer vaccine doses

Over 300,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the US government through the COVAX facility, arrived in the Philippines on Monday night.

This shipment adds to the 609,570 more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine received on Thursday night, bringing the total vaccine doses received by the Philippines to 129,053,970 since February.

Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor stated that the initial 300,000 doses were intended for healthcare workers, senior citizens, persons with comorbidities, and the indigent population.

Mayor also mentioned that the government is preparing for the administration of booster shots, pending approval and guidelines from the World Health Organization.

He encouraged Filipinos to get vaccinated, highlighting that numerous vaccines are available and that vaccination is the best Christmas gift.

As of Thursday, 72 million vaccine doses have been administered, with 40,179,796 individuals receiving their first dose and 32,158,581 fully vaccinated, representing 42.24% of the target population.