MANILA, Philippines — Over three million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen, a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine that was donated by the United States, are expected to be delivered this month, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country’s vaccine manager, said early Wednesday.
In a taped briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte late Tuesday night, Galvez said the donation by the US would be coursed through the global COVAX facility, which is co-led by the World Health Organization.
The doses will be allocated for senior citizens (those in the A2 priority group) and persons with comorbidities (those in the A3 priority group).
The government has agreed to allot at least 100,00…
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