Moderna, additional Sinovac vaccines arrive
MANILA---The Philippines received on Sunday evening, June 27, 2021, the first batch of Moderna vaccines and another batch of Sinovac vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 ( Covid-19) .
The total volume of vaccines delivered to the country increased to 17,455,470 doses.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said the shipment consisted of 249,600 doses, of which 150,000 were procured by the national government while 99,600 doses were purchased by the private sector led by the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI).
Galvez said a total of 20 million doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine are expected to arrive in the country within 2021. Of the total, 13 million doses were procured by the government while the rest were purchased by the private sector.
Hours after the arrival of the Moderna shipment, another batch of one million doses of the Sinovac vaccine also arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The Philippines has received 12 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine, 2.556 million doses of AstraZeneca, 2.4 million doses of Pfizer, 249,600 doses of Moderna and 180 000 doses of Sputnik V.
Unicef Philippines has yet to clarify whether 2,340 doses of Pfizer were actually delivered to the Philippines during the last Covax shipment.
As of June 27, the Department of Health said more than 10 million doses have been administered to over 7.5 million individuals nationwide. More than 2.5 million have also received the second dose. THE Philippines received on Sunday evening, June 27, 2021, the first batch of Moderna vaccines and another batch of Sinovac vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
The total volume of vaccines delivered to the country increased to 17,455,470 doses.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said the shipment consisted of 249,600 doses, of which 150,000 were procured by the
national government while 99,600 doses were purchased by the private sector led by the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI).
Galvez said a total of 20 million doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine are expected to arrive in the country within 2021. Of the total, 13 million doses were procured by the government while the rest were purchased by the private sector.
Hours after the arrival of the Moderna shipment, another batch of one million doses of the Sinovac vaccine also arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The Philippines has received 12 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine, 2.556 million doses of AstraZeneca, 2.4 million doses of Pfizer, 249,600 doses of Moderna and 180 000 doses of Sputnik V.
Unicef Philippines has yet to clarify whether 2,340 doses of Pfizer were actually delivered to the Philippines during the last Covax shipment.
As of June 27, the Department of Health said more than 10 million doses have been administered to over 7.5 million individuals nationwide. More than 2.5 million have also received the second dose. (Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo / SunStar Philippines)