PH receives 1.1M Pfizer vaccine doses procured through ADB loan

PEDIATRIC DOSE A vial of the BioNtech-Pfizer vaccine Comirnaty is for kids. —AFP

MANILA, Philippines — About 1.1 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines on Thursday, procured by the government through a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The National Task Force Against COVID-19 said that some 1,187,550 vaccine doses arrived via Air Hong Kong flight LD456, which touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 around 8 p.m.

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With this delivery, the Philippines received a total of 2,730,780 Pfizer anti-COVID shots this day, as 1,543,230 doses were

already transported in the morning

.

Of the around 192 million various COVID-19 vaccines that have arrived in the country since February,

104 million have already been administered

.

As of December 22, some 46.3 million individuals in the country are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Philippines is targeting to fully immunize 54 million Filipinos by year end to achieve

population protection

.

EDV

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