Palace: Sputnik V arrival delayed due to logistical challenges
The arrival of an initial 15,000 doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines has been delayed due to logistical challenges.
There are no direct flights from Russia and the vaccine requires storage at -20 degrees Celsius, which cannot be met currently.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez is working to address these issues and aims for delivery in May.
The country also expects 480,000 doses on April 29 and another 2 million vials in May.
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