Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 29)— The country continues to hike its COVID-19 vaccine supply as it received nearly one million more Pfizer doses on Friday.
The fresh shipment of 973,440 government-procured shots landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 past 9 p.m., state media reported.
The Inter-Agency Task Force said a portion of the new vaccines would be allocated for pediatric vaccination, which is set for a nationwide rollout beginning next week.
The Philippines reached a new milestone in its coronavirus inoculation program on Thursday as the total doses delivered to the country hit the 100 million mark.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez earlier said the government is eyeing to increase its daily vaccination target to 1.5 million shots — in hopes of a better Christmas and a safe election season.
