Manila Bulletin
US Embassy official: We are honored to contribute to PH response to COVID-19 pandemic
The Philippines expressed deep gratitude to the United States for its donation of COVID-19 vaccines, emphasizing the treasured relationship between the two nations.
US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Heather Variava stated that the US is honored to continuously contribute to the Philippines' COVID-19 response.
The latest deliveries included 2,020,590 doses on September 19 and 561,600 doses on September 20, totaling nearly 2.6 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses.
These vaccines are part of the 500 million Pfizer doses the US is making available for distribution through COVAX.
The US, as the largest donor to COVAX, has facilitated the delivery of over 16 million vaccine doses to the Philippines through the facility, with more than nine million doses donated by the American people.
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