MORE PFIZER VAX. The Pfizer vaccine doses inside these boxes are carried by a forklift onto a reefer van at the NAIA in Pasay City on Wednesday (Sept. 15, 2021). A total of 65 million doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 have arrived since February this year and more are expected to arrive before yearend. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - A total of 65 million doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have arrived in the country since February this year and more are expected to arrive before yearend. Special adviser to the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, who welcomed the arrival of 650,520 doses of the 753,480 government-procured Pfizer vaccine Wednesday night, said the Philippines is expecting more arrivals this month and in October. "We have a total of 65 million doses delivered so far that have arrived in the country and the good news is that there are many more coming. Pfizer is delivering at the last part
(PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA- The bulk of Covid-19 vaccine deliveries this September will come from US manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna, as more than 14.89 million doses are expected to arrive in the country in the coming weeks. This was announced by National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. following the reallocation notice from the COVAX Facility, as well as the latest update from Moderna on the deliveries of government and private sector-procured vaccines. "We are very pleased with this good news, especially that many of our local government units, particularly those in the provinces, have started to scale up their vaccine rollout and expand their coverage to include the A4 and A5 priority groups," Galvez said. "These will boost our inoculation program, as we firm up the guidelines on the vaccination of the general public and prepare for the rollout for teenagers or those 12 to 17 years old as we wait for
(PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA- The bulk of Covid-19 vaccine deliveries this September will come from US manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna, as more than 14.89 million doses are expected to arrive in the country in the coming weeks. This was announced by National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. following the reallocation notice from the COVAX Facility, as well as the latest update from Moderna on the deliveries of government and private sector-procured vaccines. "We are very pleased with this good news, especially that many of our local government units, particularly those in the provinces, have started to scale up their vaccine rollout and expand their coverage to include the A4 and A5 priority groups," Galvez said. "These will boost our inoculation program, as we firm up the guidelines on the vaccination of the general public and prepare for the rollout for teenagers or those 12 to 17 years old as we wait for
MORE PFIZER VAX. The Pfizer vaccine doses inside these boxes are carried by a forklift onto a reefer van at the NAIA in Pasay City on Wednesday (Sept. 15, 2021). A total of 65 million doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 have arrived since February this year and more are expected to arrive before yearend. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA- The government-procured 753,480 doses of Pfizer vaccine that arrived in the country Wednesday night will be distributed to areas outside the National Capital Region (NCR) with high numbers of coronavirus cases, an adviser of theNational Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) said. NTF special adviser Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, who welcomed the arrival of 650,520 doses of the 753,480 Pfizer vaccine at the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City, said the Philippines is expecting more arrivals this month and in October. "There are many more coming. Pfizer is delivering at the last part of September almost 5 million doses of vaccines both from donation