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

First batch of SputnikV has arrived in the Philippines

 

MANILA, Philippines

Meeting the first batch of  SputnikV   in the Philippines.
Today  the pilot delivery of Sputnik (15,000 doses) arrived in the Philippines. 

The volume of doses will be gradually increased every month. 
According to the bilateral agreement reached on April 14, 2021.  Russia is to deliver 20 mln doses to the Philippines by the end of this year.

 Many thanks to the DOH, DFA, Special Envoy for Russia and the other members of the IATF. 

Thank you to President Duterte, Foreign Secretary Locsin and DFA officials for their trust and promotion of Sputnik V in the Philippines, according to the Facebook post of Russian Embassy in the Philippines.

Photo/s courtesy: Russian Embassy in the Philippines (Facebook page)