Philippines receives first Sinovac vaccines, expects more in March

The Philippines received its first batch of 600,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines on February 28.

Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that an additional one million doses from Sinovac are expected to arrive in March under a PHP700-million purchase deal.

Galvez aims to distribute all 600,000 donated doses within the first week of March.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque expressed confidence that vaccine supplies will continue uninterrupted with more shipments arriving soon.