US donates more Pfizer vaccine

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Oct 08, 2021 12:11 am

THE United States has delivered an additional 5.575 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to help end the Covid-19 pandemic.

The US Embassy in Manila said the vaccines arrived in the Philippines in batches between October 1 and October 6.

VACCINE DELIVERY. Bureau of Customs personnel inspect the latest delivery of Pfizer vaccines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2021) night. The provinces are the priority in the deployment of the US-made jabs as local governments can now store them in standard refrigerator temperatures. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)

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