PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—A total of 5,260 doses of CoronaVac, the vaccine made by Chinese company Sinovac, arrived here on Friday (March 5) at the Antonio Bautista Air Base, a military facility, marking the rollout of vaccination in Palawan province.
Executive secretary Salvador Medialdea escorted the vaccines, which was part of the 600,000 doses that had been donated by China to the Philippines.
Medialdea was also expected to be present at the start of the vaccination here on Sunday (March 7).
Palawan Gov. Jose Alvarez, who welcomed the Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircraft that carried the vaccines, said he was willing to be injected fir…
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