MANILA, Philippines — More than 500,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine made by British-Swede pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca are expected to be delivered in the Philippines by Monday, March 1, two government officials have confirmed Saturday.
In a radio interview, Senator Bong Go said 525,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility will be sent to the country for the mass inoculation of healthcare workers.
“So ngayon, ang importante may darating na bakuna mula sa COVAX sa darating na Lunes at magkakaroon ng pagpipilian ang mga frontliners natin,” Go said over DWIZ.
(What’s important is that vaccines from COVAX wil…
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