FILE PHOTO: A health worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, Thailand, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Nearly two million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine procured by the private sector, were delivered to the Philippines on Wednesday morning.
The doses, totaling 1,981,500, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 at around 11 a.m., the National Task Force against COVID-19 said.
According to NTF chief implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., a total of 202 million vaccine doses have been delivered to the country as of Dec. 27.
This, he said, is 鈥渕ore than enough鈥� to vaccinate at least 100 million individuals, including the administration of booster shots or additional doses.
Over 47.8 million individuals in the Philippines are so far fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while over 60.8 million individuals have at least received their first dose.
More than 106 million doses have already been administered.
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