MANILA, Philippines — A million more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech will arrive in the Philippines on Sunday. "These vaccines were purchased by the Department of Health, more shipments are planned in the following weeks," the envoy said. Sunday's shipment will raise the total number of Sinovac jabs received from the Chinese manufacturer to 6.5 million, a million of which were donated by Beijing. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. earlier said the country expects to receive some 10 million vaccines in June. According to Galvez, over 5 million people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of May 30.

Source: Philippine Star June 05, 2021 04:06 UTC