MANILA, Philippines — The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines is “a powerful step” towards the country’s gradual return of day-to-day activities and economic revival, World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe has said.
Abeyasinghe made the remark as he welcomed the arrival of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines developed by British-Swede drugmaker AstraZeneca.
The aircraft carrying the 487,200 vaccine doses from the WHO-led COVAX facility landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on Thursday night.
“We all welcome the addition of vaccines to the available tools in t…
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