BOC clears 839K Pfizer vax doses this week
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport cleared two shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine totaling 839,870 doses that arrived this week.
On Wednesday, the first shipment of 651,500 doses was welcomed by Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Dr. Ariel Valencia, and US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law.
Thursday evening saw the arrival of an additional 188,370 doses donated by COVAX, which were received by Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor.
As of September 1, the Philippines has administered a total of 34.1 million vaccine doses with only 18.29% fully vaccinated, prompting Malacañang to prioritize increasing vaccination rates before administering booster shots.
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