MANILA, Philippines — An official handling the country's vaccination efforts said Thursday that 2.2 million more doses of Pfizer from COVAX facility will arrive in the Philippines this May. The World Health Organization-led initiative delivered an initial 193,050 doses this week, marking the country's first ever supply of the jab. Related Stories Philippines gets first supply of Pfizer COVID-19 jab from COVAXMetro Manila cities have begun administering the Pfizer vaccine to priority groups since its arrival. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. along with other officials was at the Makati Medical Center earlier today for a symbolic inoculation of Pfizer. While the Philippines will be getting more doses of Pfizer, this remains coming from the COVAX facility.

Source: Philippine Star May 13, 2021 08:37 UTC