Philippines receives additional vaccines through COVAX facility
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Joint press statement of the Department of Health, World Health Organization and UNICEF
The Philippines on Monday received the first 193,050 doses of donated Pfizer vaccines from the WHO-led COVAX facility.
The national government led by the vaccine cluster with representatives from the United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO), the UNICEF, US Embassy, and Pfizer Philippines received the vaccine doses at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City.
“These additional Pfizer vaccines will be used on priority groups A1 to A3, who will be receiving the first dose of these vaccines. We have been working hard to bring these vaccines to the country especially with the scarce global supply of COVID-19 vaccines. We thank the COVAX facility and all of our partners for making this possible. We will continue to boost public confidence in our national vaccination program,” said Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III.