Saturday, May 8, 2021

Additional 2M Doses of AstraZEneca Arrive in the Philippines | COVID-19 Cases update in ASEAN

 






MANILA, Philipines
Additional 2 Million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the Philippines through COVAX.
This shipment is an addition to over half a million doses delivered in March, and is part of the 4.5M total doses committed to the Philippines from COVAX. 




This the third shipment of vaccines made available through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a global initiative to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. has donated Php 97.2 billion ($2 billion) to COVAX to ensure all countries receive life-saving vaccines.







 Meanwhile, The total cases crossed the 3.55 million mark at 6:00 pm today (May 8, 2021) with over 20,000 new cases reported across Southeast Asia since our last update, according to The Asean Post.


Photo courtesy:  US Embassy in the Philippines | WHO Philippines


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