MANILA, Philippines 鈥� In anticipation of the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in February, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday visited a warehouse in Laguna where the vaccines will be stored.
In a photo posted on the Department of Health鈥檚 (DOH)聽 official Facebook page, Duque and Galvez were accompanied by the UNILAB Team in visiting the firm鈥檚 Cold Storage Management and Logistics warehouse in Bi帽an, Laguna.
DOH said the storage facility can store up to 5 million vaccine doses with the temperature requirement of +2 to +8 degrees celsius.
The DOH earlier said there are enough storage facilities in the country for vaccines that need to be kept at 2掳C to 8掳C聽and -20掳C.
These include main sites in Metro Manila, regional centers, as well as provincial capitals.