MANILA, Philippines — The arrival of over one million doses of vaccines beginning Sunday afternoon “formally starts” the government’s vaccination program, which was earlier eyed to begin in February.
“With the arrival of vaccines from Sinovac and AstraZeneca on Sunday and Monday, respectively, the country’s vaccine rollout formally starts,” vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a statement late Saturday.
He said the 600,000 vaccine doses from Sinovac donated by the Chinese government are scheduled to reach the country by 5pm on Sunday.
Meanwhile, 525,600 doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by British-Swede pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca are expected to be delivered in the P…
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