DONATED JABS. Qatar Airlines Flight QR928 delivers 1,526,400 doses of the single-shot Janssen Covid-19 vaccine on Monday night (Dec. 13, 2021). The shipment is part of more than 7.5 million jabs donated by the Dutch government through the COVAX Facility. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)
MANILA – The country has sufficient coronavirus vaccines, with more than 24 million doses this week that will add to the 64 million doses in the stockpile.
This week's deliveries will ensure the country has enough supplies until mid-2022, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19, chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said during his report to President Rodrigo Duterte's Talk to the People on Monday night.
"Unprecedented po ‘yun dahil kasi normally, seven million ang ating average po per week. Ngayon po 24 million po (This is unprecedented because we normally receive seven million doses on the average per week. Now, it's 24 million), Mr. President," Galvez said.
Galvez also reported more than 41 million Filipinos are now fully protected against the dreaded disease, which equates to 53 percent of the targeted 70 percent of eligible individuals.
The Philippines received 2.3 million doses on Monday night while 8.2 million doses will arrive on Tuesday, 10 million on Wednesday, and almost three million on Thursday.
This week's 24,473,800 doses include 7.5 million doses of the single-shot Janssen vaccines donated by the Netherlands through the COVAX Facility, two million Sinovac doses donated by China, government-procured 5.2 million Moderna doses, 4.9 million Pfizer, and 2.9 million AstraZeneca vaccines purchased by the private sector and local government units through tripartite deals.
The single-dose jabs will be deployed in isolated areas and other far-flung communities, while Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be used for pediatric vaccination. (PNA)
