
Japan completes 2nd tranche of vaccine donations to PH; more Pfizer doses arrive
Japan completed its donation of 1.96 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the Philippines on Saturday.
Japan completed its donation of 1.96 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the Philippines on Saturday.
WHO representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe said about two million Pfizer-BioNTech doses and two million AstraZeneca doses were expected to arrive next month.
In a Palace briefing, FDA chief Eric Domingo said the vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks, citing the World Health Organization (WHO).
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. thanked Duterte for his latest directive, saying it would help increase the number of already-vaccinated health workers.