Local News

Another Pfizer vaccine shipment arrives

Sunnexdesk

THE Philippines has taken delivery of another batch of government-procured coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines from Pfizer.

The shipment containing 813,150 doses of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine arrived Wednesday evening, August 11, 2021.

National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said the newly arrived vaccines will be deployed in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Ilocos, Iloilo, Cebu and Davao.

These areas are experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The Philippines has now taken delivery of 4,223,700 doses of Pfizer vaccines.

Including the other vaccines, a total of 39,515,350 doses have been delivered to the country. (Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo / SunStar Philippines)

Also Read

UNDER THE SUN. A large umbrella shields students from the heat as they go home riding a bike with sidecar from Buenlag Central School in Calasiao, Pangasinan on Thursday (April 25, 2024). Pangasinan has been posting over 40 degrees Celsius heat index since a few weeks ago, and local government officials have implemented various measures to lessen the impact of the high heat index to the students.

PH sees 77 heat-related illness cases amid rising temperatures

Comelec mulls further limiting substitution due to withdrawal 

PRC to licensure examinees: Only 1 non-programmable calculator per examinee allowed

Magnitude 6 quake rocks Dulag, Leyte

CBCP issues Oratio Imperata to plea for rain