US to donate 1 million vaccine doses to PH next month

The Philippines is set to receive between 800,000 and one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the United States.

These doses are part of a larger US donation of 18 million vaccine vials to various countries, with approximately seven million allocated for Asian nations.

The vaccines will likely be from Moderna or AstraZeneca and are expected to arrive in the Philippines next month.

This new donation is in addition to the 80 million vaccine vials the US government is donating globally, with at least 75% being shared through a global initiative.

The Philippines has also negotiated to purchase about 20 million doses of Moderna vaccines, with the first batch arriving before the end of June.

The country has received approximately 10.8 million vaccine doses to date, with 8.4 million administered as of June 20.