The Philippines has received 2,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine procured by the national government from the US brand Pfizer for the pediatric population.

The vaccine doses arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 around 8:00 PM on Wednesday.

According to the National Task Force Against COVID-19, the said vaccines were procured by the government through a loan from the World Bank.

As of May 30, around 69.3 million individuals in the country were already fully vaccinated against COVID-19.