Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 29)— The Philippines is set to receive one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from Japan, with the donated shipment expected to arrive next month, the country’s ambassador said on Tuesday.
“One million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from Japan are expected to arrive in Manila tentatively on July 8,” Japan’s Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa announced through his social media account.
Koshikawa added that the nation is “working double time” so that the donation reaches the Philippines without delay.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III revealed in a Senate inquiry earlier this month that the Philippines is among the countries receiving vaccine donations from Japan. The East Asian nation also pledged donations to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Latest government data show that the country had already administered more than 10 million vaccine doses. The government earlier targeted to inoculate up to 70 million Filipinos by the end of the year.
One step closer to the Philippines’ goal of herd immunity? Count us in! One million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from Japan are expected to arrive in Manila tentatively on July 8. We are working double time so this donation reaches Philippine shores without delay. Stay tuned!
— Ambassador of Japan in the Philippines (@AmbJPNinPH) June 29, 2021
