MANILA, Philippines — The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines developed by British-Swede drugmaker AstraZeneca has arrived in the Philippines on Thursday.
The plane carrying 487,200 vaccine doses from the World Health Organization-led COVAX facility landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) past 7 p.m.
It will later be towed to Villamor Air Base where government officials, including President Rodrigo Duterte, will welcome its arrival.
TINGNAN: Eroplanong may lulan ng 487,200 doses ng AstraZeneca vaccines mula sa COVAX facility, lumapag na ng Pilipinas! #COVID19PH #WeHealAsOnePH #COVIDvaccinePH pic.twitter.com/6Gr59VHrre
— National Task Force Against COVID19 (@ntfcovid19ph) March 4, 2021
BREAKING: Some 487,200 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility have arrived in the Philippines via a KLM aircraft (📷 @ntfcovid19ph) @KAguilarINQ pic.twitter.com/qoHixyNiQD
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) March 4, 2021
KLM flight carrying 487,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines arrived at NAIA T3 at around 7:10PM. | pics from @pcoogov’s Ofc of Global Media & Public Affairs. pic.twitter.com/68AH7blbgz
— Jerome Aning (@JeromeAningINQ) March 4, 2021
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