MANILA, Philippines — As of May 31, the Bureau of Customs has cleared more than eight million doses of vaccines — 5.5 million doses of CoronaVac, 2.556 million doses of AstraZeneca, 193,050 doses of Pfizer, and 80,000 doses of Sputnik V.
Those doses came in a total of 15 COVID-19 shipments since the first delivery last Feb. 28.
“The Bureau of Customs’ massive preparation for the expected influx of COVID-19 vaccines is its contribution to the nation’s quest against the COVID-19 pandemic and the immediate recovery of the country’s economy,” the bureau said in a recent statement outlining key achievements in its continuing program of modernization.
“In fact, prior to the in…
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