Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 30) — Over 1.2 million additional doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine procured by the government and the private sector arrived in the country on Thursday morning.
Those bought by the government would be deployed to Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Davao Region, and Soccsksargen, and other cities vulnerable to COVID-19, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez told reporters. Galvez was at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to receive the shipment carrying 1,233,300 Moderna doses.
The fresh supply brings the total number of COVID-19 vaccines received by the country to 71.3 million, with 45.2 million shots already administered, he added.
Around 21 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated, the vaccine czar said.
Meanwhile, 369,000 doses would go to the private sector, according to Raymond Azurin, senior vice president of Zuellig Pharma.
