Philippines gets 250,800 more doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Thursday received more doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine as part of its procured supply from the US manufacturer.
News5 reported that the Singapore Airlines flight SQ-910 carrying the 250,800 doses landed at the NAIA Terminal 3 this afternoon.
Of the newly arrived doses, some 194,400 would go to government while 56,400 would go to private firms.
The shipment is the second batch of Moderna's vaccine delivered to the Philippines. An initial 249,600 reached the country on June 27.
It is part of the 20 million doses in total that government purchased from the drugmaker.
Moderna is taken in two doses and 28 days apart. It has a 94% efficacy and is a mRNA vaccine.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said mRNA jabs teach the cells to make protein that triggers an immune response to a person's body.
Its arrival in the Philippines came as vaccinations in cities slowly resume after a halt last week due to the lack of supply.
By July 14, the government reported that 5.78% of Filipinos have completed their shots, or 4,047,792. Officials are targeting to inoculate up to 70 million this year to reach herd immunity.
Some 14.32%, meanwhile, have received their first dose, or 10,026,722. In total, some 14,074,514 doses have since been administered since inoculation efforts began in March.
A new thread on the Philippines' vaccination program in 2021 in the government's revised objective to reach "population protection." Bookmark our COVID-19 and Vaccination Dashboard for the latest figures on the pandemic in the Philippines. — Main image: The STAR/Michael Varcas, file
The city government of Valenzuela City announces that it is temporarily suspending the use of Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as they wait for more vaccine supplies.
ADVISORY: Pansamantalang inihinto ang pagbabakuna ng Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine sa Valenzuela habang naghihintay ng karagdagang supply. (????: Valenzuela LGU) pic.twitter.com/j4yO52jgMN
— PTVph (@PTVph) August 7, 2023
Pasig City government announces the schedule of COVID-19 vaccination in the city from July 15 until July 28.
It advises residents that first, second dose and first and 2nd booster shots are available on a first come, first serve basis in its designated vaccination sites.
Among the available vaccine brands is Sinovac for 6 years old and above. It adds that there are no Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines yet for residents age 12 and above.
Schedule ng Pagbabakuna sa Pasig City |07/25/2023-07/28/2023 | First Come, First Served Basis
— Pasig Info (@PasigInfo) July 24, 2023
Tingnan ang material para sa vaccination sites kung saan makakapagpa - 1st at 2nd dose, at 1st at 2nd booster shot; at kung ano ang mga dapat dalhin sa araw ng pagbabakuna
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to lead the rollout of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccination at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. — The STAR/Helen Flores
President Marcos will lead the launch of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccination at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy of MPC pool) | @helenmflores pic.twitter.com/wbB2An7xgg
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) June 21, 2023
The Department of Health reminds public that they can still avail of the COVID-19 booster and bivalent booster. It reposted an infographic that determines when it is best to get the first two boosters and the bivalent booster.
Senior citizens and frontline health workers may now get their second booster shots, particularly mRNA jabs such as Moderna and Pfizer, the Department of Health announces. — Gaea Katreena Cabico
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