Philippines to receive additional 38K AstraZeneca doses
The Philippines is set to receive an additional 38,400 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on March 7, bringing the total received through the COVAX Facility to 525,600 doses.
On Saturday, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. kicked off the AstraZeneca vaccination drive at Ospital ng Parañaque District 2, where 200 doses were administered to health workers.
British Ambassador Daniel Pruce announced that approximately 23 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines will be delivered to the Philippines within 2021, with 5 million through COVAX and 17 million from a tripartite agreement.
President Duterte thanked donor countries for their contributions towards the delivery of 487,200 AstraZeneca doses via the COVAX facility on Thursday night.
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