More than 800,000 doses of the government-procured Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday night, August 11.
The 813,150 doses of Pfizer jabs arrived via an Air Hongkong flight arrived past 9:00 PM at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
LOOK: Some 813,150 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines procured by the Philippine government arrived Wednesday evening, August 11, via DHL flight LD457. pic.twitter.com/LGEmjQtg3C
— National Task Force Against COVID19 (@ntfcovid19ph) August 11, 2021
Of these vaccine doses,102,960 shots were delivered to Cebu City on Wednesday at around 6:35 pm, while another 102,960 doses will be shipped to Davao City on Thursday, August 12.
According to the National Task Force Against COVID-19, the rest of the doses are allocated for the NCR and other areas in the country that are experiencing high cases of COVID-19.
This latest shipment is the third tranche of government-procured Pfizer doses delivered to the country by the American vaccine manufacturer.
