The shipment of the Pfizer vaccine earmarked by the Covax Facility to the Philippines will not be arriving until the second quarter of this year.

Vaccine czar and National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. announced the delay during the ceremonial launch of the country’s vaccination program on Monday.

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