MANILA, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Thursday received its first batch of vaccines against COVID-19, enough to immunize 2,100 health workers.
In a statement, BARMM said 4,200 vials of vaccines developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinovac BioTech arrived in the region, which will be distributed to different provinces.
“From these initial 2,100 shots, 1,400 will be from Maguindanao, 972 in Lanao del Sur, 278 in Basilan, 1,032 in Sulu, and 518 for Tawi-Tawi […] while Cotabato City was already given by Region 12,” Bangsamoro health minister Dr. Amirel Usman said.
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