MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,150,800 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine landed in the Philippines on Friday onboard a China Airlines plane. These shots are part of the 17 million doses procured by around 500 private companies through a tripartite agreement with the national government and the British-Swedish drugmaker. The AstraZeneca vaccine, taken in two doses spaced eight to 12 weeks apart, is 63.09% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infection. The country is also set to receive Friday afternoon the first shipment of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine amounting to 1.6 million doses. Another 1.6 million doses are expected to arrive on Saturday.

Source: Philippine Star July 16, 2021 03:11 UTC