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Philippines receives 1.6-M doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines

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July 17, 2021 | 5:59pm
Philippines receives 1.6-M doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Philippines receives another 1,606,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines on Saturday, July 17, 2021.
AFP / Frederic Brown

MANILA, Philippines — The country received Saturday 1,606,600 more doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.

The vaccine doses, donated by the United States to the COVAX facility, landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at around 5 p.m. onboard an Emirates plane.

The new doses bring the total supply of Johnson and Johnson vaccines in the country to 3,213,200.

The single-dose jab is 66.9% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections, according to the World Health Organization.

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