Philippines gets 362,700 more Pfizer doses
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has received 362,700 more doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine as part of its procured supply.
The Air Hongkong flight LD456 landed at the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay on Wednesday night.
Some 262,080 doses of the shipment will go to Metro Manila, while Cebu got its 50,310 also yesterday. This Thursday, the government said Davao would also get 50,310 doses.
The three locations are the only areas in the country so far with capacity for storing the jabs.
"Based on discussions with the vaccine cluster, these will be deployed in [areas with] high cases," said Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor of the pandemic task force in Filipino. "Our principle is focus and expand."
This delivery brought the country's total supply of Pfizer vaccine to 4.95 million to date, according to Philstar.com's research.
Broken down, 2.479 million were purchased by government while 2.472 million were donations coursed through the COVAX Facility.
Official figures as of August 23 showed there are now 13.19 million Filipinos fully vaccinated for COVID-19. That is against the target of inoculating up to 70 million this year.
Some 17.49 million, meanwhile, have received their first dose. The country has administered 30.69 million doses in total. — with reports from Philstar.com intern Siegfred Aldous Lacerna
A new thread on the Philippines' vaccination program in 2021 in the government's revised objective to reach "population protection." Bookmark our COVID-19 and Vaccination Dashboard for the latest figures on the pandemic in the Philippines. — Main image: The STAR/Michael Varcas, file
The city government of Valenzuela City announces that it is temporarily suspending the use of Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as they wait for more vaccine supplies.
ADVISORY: Pansamantalang inihinto ang pagbabakuna ng Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine sa Valenzuela habang naghihintay ng karagdagang supply. (????: Valenzuela LGU) pic.twitter.com/j4yO52jgMN
— PTVph (@PTVph) August 7, 2023
Pasig City government announces the schedule of COVID-19 vaccination in the city from July 15 until July 28.
It advises residents that first, second dose and first and 2nd booster shots are available on a first come, first serve basis in its designated vaccination sites.
Among the available vaccine brands is Sinovac for 6 years old and above. It adds that there are no Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines yet for residents age 12 and above.
Schedule ng Pagbabakuna sa Pasig City |07/25/2023-07/28/2023 | First Come, First Served Basis
— Pasig Info (@PasigInfo) July 24, 2023
Tingnan ang material para sa vaccination sites kung saan makakapagpa - 1st at 2nd dose, at 1st at 2nd booster shot; at kung ano ang mga dapat dalhin sa araw ng pagbabakuna
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to lead the rollout of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccination at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. — The STAR/Helen Flores
President Marcos will lead the launch of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccination at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy of MPC pool) | @helenmflores pic.twitter.com/wbB2An7xgg
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) June 21, 2023
The Department of Health reminds public that they can still avail of the COVID-19 booster and bivalent booster. It reposted an infographic that determines when it is best to get the first two boosters and the bivalent booster.
Senior citizens and frontline health workers may now get their second booster shots, particularly mRNA jabs such as Moderna and Pfizer, the Department of Health announces. — Gaea Katreena Cabico
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