ADVERTISEMENTVergeire made the assessment after the United States announced on Friday that the Philippines would be among the 15 countries in Asia that would receive 7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The number of recipients of the Sinovac vaccine in the government’s mass immunization drive has risen, she added. So far, 1,206,371 people, or 1 percent of the country’s 110 million population, have been fully vaccinated with two doses. Galvez said the country’s vaccine inventory may reach 21,829,050 by the end of June from its current stockpile of 5,155,957 doses, administered in 3,458 vaccination sites across the country. The Philippines began its COVID-19 vaccination rollout in March with a limited supply of AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech vaccines.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 05, 2021 21:11 UTC