Philippines gets new batch of Moderna COVID-19 jabsThis picture taken in Monts, central France, on April 22, 2021, shows a vial of the Moderna Covid-19 disease vaccine at Recipharm plant. MANILA, Philippines — Nearly a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by US biotech firm Moderna arrived in the Philippines on Saturday. This one will also go to Visayas, Cebu and to Mindanao," National Task Force against COVID-19 special adviser Ted Herbosa said. Vaccination updatesMore than 40 million doses have been administered across the archipelago, of which around 22.5 million were given as first doses, since the vaccination drive began in March. Since February, the national government has received 59.2 million doses from various sources.

Source: Philippine Star September 18, 2021 08:26 UTC