The China Airlines flight carrying the jabs procured by the government and private sector arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport past 9 a.m.
582,500 doses ng AstraZeneca COVID vaccine na binili ng pribadong sektor at mga LGU, dumating na sa bansa pic.twitter.com/L5xnA5YPE8The latest shipment takes the total number of AstraZeneca vaccine doses delivered to the Philippines to 9 million. Of the total, some 4.5 million were given through vaccine sharing scheme COVAX Facility, 2.8 million were purchased by the government and the private sector, while 1.5 million were donated.
At least 70 million individuals are being targeted for vaccination this year to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus.