MANILA, Philippines — Another 1.6 million doses of Janssen’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States government arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Saturday afternoon.
Flight EK 332 carrying the Janssen vaccines landed at the airport past 4 p.m., accordingto state-run PTV-4.
This was the second batch of Janssen vaccines donated by the U.S. government through COVAX, a vaccine sharing scheme that aims for equitable access to vaccines, especially in poor and middle-income countries.
On Friday, the first batch of Janssen vaccines, also composed of 1.6 million doses, arrived in the country.
The Department of Health earlier …
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