U.S. ships 3.2M COVID-19 vaccines to Philippines
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, right, injects China’s Sinovac vaccine on Filipino doctor Eileen Aniceto during the first batch of vaccination at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon city, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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UPDATED 2:05 PM PT – Friday, July 16, 2021
The U.S. has begun to ship more than three million COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines. The State Department confirmed the first half of the Johnson and Johnson shipment arrived in the county on Friday.
This comes as much of Southeast Asia has experienced a spike in infections as the new COVID-19 variant spread throughout the region. So far, the Philippines has administered more than 13 million doses, which has accounted for about six percent of its population.
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Rollout started a day after government received 600,000 donated doses from Beijing
1 of 16 Manila: The Philippines launched its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Monday, with health workers, soldiers, police and government officials first in line to get donated Chinese jabs despite concerns over their effectiveness. Image Credit: REUTERS
2 of 16 A worker unloads a box of Sinovac Biotech s CoronaVac vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a Chinese military aircraft at Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez Image Credit: REUTERS
3 of 16 Key aides of President Rodrigo Duterte, who were among hundreds to get jabs, described getting inoculated as a moral duty.