Philippine government and United States officials welcome the arrival of 193,050 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (US Embassy photo)
QUEZON CITY, May 11 (PIA) The Philippine Government and the United States welcome the successful arrival to the Philippines of 193,050 doses of the U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, one of the safest and most effective vaccines in the world.
This delivery is the first tranche of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines and follows the arrival of 2,030,400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on May 8, bringing total COVAX deliveries to the Philippines to 2,673,000 doses. The U.S. is by far the largest contributor to the COVAX effort, funding one in five vaccinations in the Philippines provided by the facility.
Published May 10, 2021, 11:28 PM
The United States on Monday welcomed the successful delivery of 193,050 doses of the US-made Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines.
The 193,050 doses of the US-made Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines being unloaded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Monday night. (U.S. Embassy Manila)
This is the first tranche of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines and it came just two days after the arrival of 2,030,400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, bringing total COVAX deliveries to the Philippines to 2,673,000 doses.
The United States is by far the largest contributor to the COVAX effort, funding one in five vaccinations in the Philippines provided by the facility.