Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 17) — Another 3.53 million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the country on Wednesday.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said the latest shipment completes the delivery of Chinese-made Sinovac vaccines procured by the government through the Asian Development Bank.
Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, meanwhile, pledged China will donate two million more shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Galvez said these shots will be used as booster doses of healthcare workers and during the three-day national vaccination drive set on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.
The Philippines has received 54 million doses of Sinovac vaccines, including donations of the Chinese government.
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