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Valenzuela secures 640,000 vaccine doses from AstraZeneca
Valenzuela City signed a deal with AstraZeneca for 640,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.
This acquisition will enable the vaccination of 320,000 individuals, covering 70% of the city's target population.
The vaccines are expected to arrive in the second half of 2021.
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian confirmed that the city allotted P150 million for vaccine procurement.
The city aims to be among the first local governments to roll out the AstraZeneca vaccines.
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