Philippines to procure 6 million J&J vaccine doses — GalvezA file photo taken on November 17, 2020 shows vials with COVID-19 vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson. MANILA, Philippines — The government is procuring some six million new doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, inoculation czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has announced. "More or less six million doses, one shot," he said in mixed English and Filipino. Philstar.com's monitoring showed the Philippines' supply of J&J vaccine remain all from the global initiative, with no procured doses arriving yet. Some 24.87 million have received a first shot, with now 46.77 million doses in total administered.

Source: Philippine Star October 05, 2021 03:54 UTC